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Definitions of metaphoric in various dictionaries:
adj - expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another
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| Not literal |
| Figurative way to omit chapter where model disappears |
| Like “cold feet” for timidity |
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| May 8 2021 Wall Street Journal |
| Jan 11 2006 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword |
| Jun 4 2005 Newsday.com |
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| Like a metaphor. |
| a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in A mighty fortress is our God.. Compare mixed bmetaphorb, simile (bdefb 1). something used, or regarded as being used, to represent something else emblem symbol. |
| expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another |
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A Metaphor is a figure of speech that directly refers to one thing by mentioning another for rhetorical effect. It may provide clarity or identify hidden similarities between two ideas. Antithesis, hyperbole, metonymy and simile are all types of metaphor. One of the most commonly cited examples of a metaphor in English literature is the "All the world's a stage" monologue from As You Like It:* This quotation expresses a metaphor because the world is not literally a stage. By asserting that the world is a stage, Shakespeare uses points of comparison between the world and a stage to convey an understanding about the mechanics of the world and the behavior of the people within it. * The Philosophy of Rhetoric (1937) by rhetorician I. A. Richards describes a metaphor as having two parts: the tenor and the vehicle. The tenor is the subject to which attributes are ascribed. The vehicle is the object whose attributes are borrowed. In the previous example, "the world" is compared to a stage, de |