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Originally, metaphor was a Greek word meaning "transfer". The Greek etymology is from meta, implying "a change" and pherein meaning "to bear, or carry". Thus, the word metaphor itself has a metaphorical meaning in English, "a transfer of meaning from one thing to another".
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Why is the camel called the ship of the desert simile metaphor oxymoron?
Metaphor
What is a metaphor for?
A metaphor is used for comparing two words without using like or asEX in stead of saying, "the girls hair was like a field of golden wheat." you would say, "the girls hair is a field of golden wheat."
Can you give me the answer of metaphor?
A Metaphor is a word you use its like say if I said: "The Moon IS cheese!" It doesn't mean it IS. its just a way of describing it. But if you but it is LIKE something then its called a simile.
Seasons are celebrations is this statement a simile or metaphor?
Metaphor; no like or as.
Is there a metaphor in the bad beginning?
no there is no metaphor in the bad beginning
Why is the camel called the ship of the desert simile metaphor oxymoron?
Metaphor
What does Elaborate metaphor mean?
An elaborate metaphor is also called a sustained metaphor. It is when a metaphor is referred to multiple times throughout a piece by the author.
A direct comparison between two unlike things without using like or as?
It is called a metaphor. A metaphor is a type of figurative language
When a metaphor is continued throughout several lines of poetry is called?
When a metaphor is continued throughout several lines of poetry, it is called an extended metaphor. It deepens the meaning and creates a more vivid image or comparison for the reader.
What is a very involved metaphor called?
A very involved metaphor is often called an extended metaphor. This type of metaphor continues throughout a paragraph, stanza, or even an entire work, drawing out the comparison and exploring it in detail.
What is a sentence for the word metaphor?
"The collapsing bridge was a metaphor for the crumbling city government." "I called him a clown, and I thought I was using a metaphor until I saw him in the circus."
Why are they called gold dollars when there is no gold in them?
its a metaphor
What is a metaphor for?
A metaphor is used for comparing two words without using like or asEX in stead of saying, "the girls hair was like a field of golden wheat." you would say, "the girls hair is a field of golden wheat."
What is a comparison in which one thing is called another?
Juxtoposition
If in a poem a person is called a raging bull then which poetic device it is?
A metaphor
What are are a couple of repeated lines in a poem called?
An extended metaphor
Is my brother was boiling mad a simile or metaphor?
Its a metaphor
