I can never remember the word for describing someones attributes by a non-literal example eg Richard the Lion Heart - he was brave, he did not literally have the heart of a Lion. It's not "allegorical", it's something else. eg Heart as big as a mountain etc. Help me out, first in best dressed !
2007-03-03 22:46:52 · 5 answers · asked by =42 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It's not metaphorical either, or figurative, or anything like that. It specifically relates to using a descriptive word that could never be taken in a literal sense to describe some attribute, usually complimentary.
2007-03-03 22:54:35 · update #1
Not similie, not personification. It's a word that sounds familiar, perhaps a little esoteric, but still heard on occassion, usually when talking about someone famous. I read it in the paper just last week and looked up it's meaning (again !) and still I have forgotten. This is driving me nuts !
2007-03-04 00:45:37 · update #2
I usually say it's an element in their character...
I know it's not the word your propably looking for, but that's the best I can think of.
2007-03-03 22:49:41 · answer #1 · answered by inesp01 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Metaphorical. Metaphorical personification.
2007-03-04 06:49:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personification?
2007-03-04 08:32:31 · answer #3 · answered by Serendipity 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Metaphorically speaking?
2007-03-04 06:51:50 · answer #4 · answered by Serinity4u2find 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
similie or figure of speech
2007-03-04 06:59:04 · answer #5 · answered by lulu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋