What are four forms of a metaphor?

Answer 1

The rain came down in buckets.

(It rained heavily)

He was three bricks short of a load.

(Not right in the head)

I bumped into Jim the morning.

(I met Jim this morning)

He was as black as the ace of spades.

(He was dirty, or the color of his skin was dark)

Answer 2

There are not kinds of metaphor but i can give you the definition:

A metaphor is when you describe something as another object. e.g. the sun WAS a yellow ball. The moon WAS a boat sailing through the sky. hope this helps!

Answer 3

1. Standard metaphor: direct comparison between two unrelated things.
2. Extended metaphor: sustained comparison throughout a text or passage.
3. Implied metaphor: comparison suggested rather than directly stated.
4. Mixed metaphor: unintentional combination of two or more incongruous metaphors in a single expression.