Examples of Metaphors

What is a metaphor?

1. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison, as in “a sea of troubles” or “All the world's a stage” (Shakespeare).

2. One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol: “Hollywood has always been an irresistible, prefabricated met

Hi,

I guess I am trying to really understand metaphorically speaking how to apply a couple situations regarding my life, family or friends. It seems now that I have a class starting soon, I need to write at least 5 examples of different metaphors.

I just need an example or two to get me to thinking.

Thanks,

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Say something happened to you or someone.

Example: I walked up on my so call friend as she was advancing sexual gestures at my husband. Her face was pale as the moon. As...

I thought a metaphor was a direct comparison between two things that does not use "like" or "as"????

That is correct. 'As pale as the moon' is a simile not a metaphor. The metaphor version would be 'Her face was the moon', which doesn't make too much sense.

A simile makes a comparison, usually using like or as. A metaphor directly describes something in a way that it isn't in a literal sense.

For example:

'The goalkeeper was 

give me some more examples of metaphors?

"Then Jesus declared, 'I am the bread of life.'"

"Your eye is the lamp of your body; when your eye is sound, your whole body is full of light; when it is not sound, your body is full of darkness."

"For if men do these things when the tree is green what will happen when it is dry?"

America is a melting pot.

Couldn't you say that a simile is a form of metaphor?

"A simile, also called an open comparison, is a form of metaphor that compares two different things to create a new meaning. "

Wouldn't you be speaking metaphorically by using a simile?

Actually nicora, a simile is not a metaphor. A metaphor is a figure of speech in which two unlike objects are implicitly compared without the use of "like" or "as."
A simile uses "like" or "as" in the description.

Quite frequently in our glorious language the term metaphor is used to include all figures of speech. Therefore, the expression, "metaphorically speaking" refers to spea