can you give me some examples of metaphors?

Answer 1

In language, a metaphor (from the Greek: metapherin
rhetorical trope) is defined as an indirect comparison between two or more seemingly unrelated subjects that typically uses "is a" to join the first subjects.

In the simplest case, a metaphor takes the form: "The [first subject] is a [second subject]."

So, :
“She's the apple of my eye”
“I'm heartbroken”

“The winds were ocean waves, thrashing against the trees limbs. The gales remained thereafter, only ceasing when the sun went down. Their waves clashed brilliantly with the water beneath, bringing foam and dying leaves to the shore.”

“The teacher descended upon the exams, sank his talons into their pages, ripped the answers to shreds, and then, perching in his chair, began to digest.”

“Clinton stepped up to the plate and grabbed the bull by the horn.”

“That wet blanket is a loose cannon.”

“The movie struck a spark that massaged the audience's conscience.”

Check this site for more http://www.newi.ac.uk/englishresources/workunits/ks3/langmedia/all/simandmet1.html

Answer 2

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can you give me some examples of metaphors?

Answer 3

These kinds of questions get answers so fast, there should be a separate category for them without the four hour time limit and four day listing.
(no that wasn't a metaphor)
here are some though: http://www.writesville.com/writesville/2006/01/examples_of_met.html

Answer 4

1.

"Property is theft." (Proudhon.)
2.

Computers are the vehicles of tomorrow.
3.

"All the world's a stage." (Shakespeare.)
4.

It's a dog's life.
5.

"The parks are the lungs of London." (William Pitt.)
6.

"I'm deep in a goldfish bowl." (Stereophnics, "goldfish bowl.")
7.

Life's a *****.
8.

God is love.
9.

"Man is Nature's sole mistake." (W. S. Gilbert.)
10.

"Home is the girl's prison and the woman's workhouse." (G. B. Shaw.)
11.

"My heart is a lonely hunter that hunts on a lonely hill." (Fiona McLeod.)

Answer 5

The pen is mightier than the sword.
He was a rock of support.
Life is not a bed of roses.
Every cloud has a silver lining.

Answer 6

A metaphor compares two unlike items. Unlike a simile it does NOT use "like" or "as"...

"We would have had more pizza to eat if Tammy hadn’t been such a hog."

Answer 7

It's something that is not to be taken literally, like I'm between a rock and a hard place. Or He is as high as a kite.

Answer 8

what are some examples of a metapkor

Answer 9

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Answer 10

life is a bowl of cherries