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metaphor [ˈmetəfə] N LING

metaphor

metaphor

▶ metaphoric(al) [ˌmetəˈfɒrık(əl)] ADJ

▶ metaphorically ADV

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His use of metaphors are vivid, and complex, and many of his poems quite long. en.wikipedia.org

The house is falling apart, obviously a metaphor for their crumbling marriage. en.wikipedia.org

The intent of the metaphor was to describe the motion of the objects not their shape. en.wikipedia.org

Here, however, he employs it as a medical metaphor. en.wikipedia.org

The pose was considered a metaphor of surrender to the national ideas. en.wikipedia.org

The song is a dramatic ballad, featuring an extended metaphor. en.wikipedia.org

She also uses walking through a minefield as a metaphor for being near her partner. en.wikipedia.org

Coming up through the hawsepipe is a nautical metaphor for climbing up the ship's rank structure. en.wikipedia.org

This metaphor derives from the early 20th century, when all movies were filmed in black and white. en.wikipedia.org

Advocates of the health metaphor argue for its simplicity as a communication tool. en.wikipedia.org

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