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A list of metaphors in the English language organised alphabetically by type. A metaphor is a literary figure of speech that uses an image, story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some intangible quality or idea; e.g.,
The word metaphor itself is a metaphor, coming from a Greek term meaning 'transference (of ownership)'. The user of a metaphor alters the reference of the word, "carrying" it from one semantic "realm" to another. The new meaning of the word might derive from an analogy between the two semantic realms, but also from other reasons such as the ...
A simile (/ ˈ s ɪ m əl i /) is a type of figure of speech that directly compares two things. [1] [2] Similes are often contrasted with metaphors, where similes necessarily compare two things using words such as "like", "as", while metaphors often create an implicit comparison (i.e. saying something "is" something else).
‘You Belong With Me’ (Fearless) “She’s cheer captain / and I’m on the bleachers.” This “You Belong With Me” lyric, as well as its football-coded music video, says it all.
American singer/songwriter Carolyne Mas has a song titled "King of the U-Turn" that uses an albatross as a metaphor. The rock band Chevelle uses albatross as a metaphor in the song "Face to the Floor". Demon Hunter uses albatross as a metaphor in the song "Cross to Bear". The band Erra uses albatross as a metaphor in the song "Dreamwalkers".
The easiest stylistic device to identify is a simile, signaled by the use of the words "like" or "as". A simile is a comparison used to attract the reader's attention and describe something in descriptive terms. Example: "From up here on the fourteenth floor, my brother Charley looks like an insect scurrying among other insects." (from "Sweet ...
The lyrics to the song were written by Jin Guolin, a 12-year-old student who was in 5th grade in 1970, and the composer was Jin Yueling, a 19-year-old apprentice from Shanghai Sixth Glass Factory. [1] This song was part of the daily routine for many primary schools. It would be sung, following "The Internationale" and "The East is Red".
A dictionary of English phrases: phraseological allusions, catchwords, stereotyped modes of speech and metaphors, nicknames, sobriquets, derivations from personal names, etc., with explanations and thousands of exact references to their sources or early usage. Routledge. pp. 365. OCLC 1038747. Lennox, Doug (2007). Now You Know Big Book of Answers