A comparison that is made directly (for example, John Keats’s “Beauty is truth, truth beauty” from “Ode on a Grecian Urn”) or less directly (for example, Shakespeare’s “marriage of two minds”), but in [..]

late 15c., from Middle French metaphore (Old French metafore, 13c.), and directly from Latin metaphora, from Greek metaphora "a transfer," especially of the sense of one word to a different [..]

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase relates one object or idea to another object or idea that are not commonly linked together. [SB]

word or phrase used to represent something else, or an understanding of one concept in terms of another concept. 

A comparison or analogy stated in such a way as to imply that one object is another one, figuratively speaking. When we speak of "the ladder of success," we imply that being successf [..]

the use of one idea or object to represent another; making an implicit comparison between concepts to provide insight into those concepts.

a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity (metaphorical) expressing one thing in terms normally denotin [..]

A comparison where one thing is said to be something else. This comparison may be extended over part or whole of a poem (extended metaphor). Assists understanding by creating an image. It often appeals to the reader on a personal level as it relates to the reader's own experiences.

n. A figure of speech in which one object is likened to another, by speaking as if the other.

A metaphor is an implied comparison of two things. See also simile, metonymy, and synecdoche. ???

implied comparison achieved through a figurative use of words; the word is used not in its literal sense, but in one analogous to it. *Life's but a walking shadow; a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage. Shakespeare, Macbeth *. . . while he learned the language (that meager and fragile thread . . . by which the little su [..]

A comparison between essentially unlike things without an explicitly comparative word such as like

sometimes, a general term for almost any figure of speech involving comparison; more commonly, a particular figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared implicitly—that is, without the use [..]

the transfer of a quality or attribute from one thing or idea to another in such a way as to imply some resemblance between the two things or ideas: 'his eyes blazed' implies that his eyes b [..]

– MET-A-FOUR (Gr: transference) A trope or figurative expression in which a word or expression is shifted from its normal usage to a context where it evokes new meanings. It invokes a transaction betw [..]

A word which does not precisely or literally refer to the entity to which it is supposed to refer. Metaphors are sometimes thought to exist only in works of literature, but is actually prevalent in la [..]

A comparison intended to clarify or intensify the more complex of the objects of the comparison.

A resemblance between one thing and another is declared by suggesting that one thing is another, for example 'My fingers are ice'. Metaphors are common in spoken and written language a [..]

 – a direct comparison or equivalence

 comparison between essentially unlike things, or the application of a name or description to something to which it is not literally applicable Example

figure of speech in which a person or thing is describes as being the thing it resembles, e.g ‘she’s a tiger’ to describe a ferocious person

A direct comparison between two unlike things that creates a clearer picture of one of the things, i.e. "It is the east and Juliet is the sun!"

a filmic device in which a scene, character, object, and/or action may be associated, identified, or interpreted as an implied representation of something else (that is unrelated) Example: Hitchcock&# [..]

A comparison between two objects, not using the terms “like” or “as.”

otherwise known commonly as a figure of speech where a phrase or word is adapted to an object, person or action that it does not actually directly denote, such as- journey of life.

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From the Greek word metapherein, meaning to "to carry across." A figure of speech in which a word or phrase denoting a specific object, person, idea, etc., is applied to something with which [..]

An imaginative comparison between two actions/objects etc which is not literally applicable.An example of metaphor occurs in In Memory of W.B.Yeats by W.H.Auden: 'The provinces of his body [..]

A figure of speech that links two objects by speaking as if they were one, as in referring to the world as "spaceship earth" or "a lifeboat." In geography, models

normal'>Use of language to understand and experience one kind of thing in terms of another.

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them; for example, "All the world&# [..]

A metaphor is an instance of a word or phrase applied to an object or action to which it does not literraly apply, as, for example, in' food for thought'.

(n) a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity

describing an object or event by comparing it to something that is unrelated

A comparison is suggested. The attributes of one character, set, prop or action are referring symbolically to another.

The application of a concept to that which it is not literally the same but which suggests a resemblance and comparison. Medical metaphors were widespread in ancient Literature; the description of a s [..]

The application of a concept to that which it is not literally the same but which suggests a resemblance and comparison. Medical metaphors were widespread in ancient literature; the description of a s [..]

The extension of concrete terms to complex and/or abstract events or relations for which relevant verbal responses are otherwise unavailable (as when pain is described not by how it feels but rather b [..]

An application of a word to another with which it is figuratively but not literally associated, e.g. food for thought. This process is very common in the use of language and may lead to changes in gra [..]

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is used in place of a more literal description. For example, rather than saying somebody is happy, one might say that person is "on cloud nine" o [..]

implied comparison between two things by calling or implying that one is the other. See also: catachresis, simile.

Stories, parables and analogies.

a word or phrase that means one thing and is used for referring to another thing in order to emphasize their similar qualities

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in "drowning in debt" [..]

An implicit comparison, not introduced with the word 'like' or 'as,' between two things that are essentially different yet have something in common.

  The use of a word or phrase with an object or concept, to which it does not literally apply, in order to suggest comparison with another object or concept. A metaphor is a figure of speech in which [..]

Metaphors communicate with the unconscious mind whilst keeping the conscious mind busy with the “story”. Metaphors can be used for enabling people to gain a deeper understanding of your point or even [..]

(uncountable,and|countable|figure of speech) The use of a word or phrase to refer to something that it is not, invoking a direct similarity between the word or phrase used and the thing described (b [..]

From an ancient Greek word, meaning "to transfer." A figure of speech or art in which one word, idea, image, or object is used in place of another, to suggest a likeness or analogy b [..]

Anyone who's ever sat in an English classroom knows that metaphors are everywhere, and all-important. Where would literary history be without lines like "I have measured out my life with cof [..]