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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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can you give more example of metaphors
  

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Okay, a metaphor is a figure of speech, an implied comparison of two things. Usually, the writer uses a concrete object or action to make us understand something about an abstract quality (beauty, courage, and so forth). " So, you want to create a metaphor?

  • Okay, a metaphor is a figure of speech, an implied comparison of two things.
  • Usually, the writer uses a concrete object or action to make us understand something about an abstract quality (beauty, courage, and so forth).
  • " So, you want to create a metaphor?
  • Take an abstract quality and depict it using a concrete term.
  • For example: Her beauty was a dragon swallowing men by the dozens.
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Okay, a metaphor is a figure of speech, an implied comparison of two things. Usually, the writer uses a concrete object or action to make us understand something about an abstract quality (beauty, courage, and so forth).

A metaphor does not make the comparison directly by using such terms as "like" or "as."

So, you want to create a metaphor? Take an abstract quality and depict

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