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A Metaphor is a figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another — either directly or by implication. Use A metaphor often demands that the listener or reader make a powerful leap of the imagination. Some metaphors are commonly recognised whilst others are uniquely and even spontaneously created.
- A Metaphor is a figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another — either directly or by implication.
- Use A metaphor often demands that the listener or reader make a powerful leap of the imagination.
- Some metaphors are commonly recognised whilst others are uniquely and even spontaneously created.
- Imaginative writing such as poetry, prose, and drama often create their special effects by use of metaphor.
- Metaphors are often used in advertising and in political speeches.
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A Metaphor is a figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another — either directly or by implication.
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A metaphor often demands that the listener or reader make a powerful leap of the imagination.
Some metaphors are commonly recognised whilst others are uniquely and even spontaneously created.
Imaginative writing such as poetry, prose, and drama of
Use
A metaphor often demands that the listener or reader make a powerful leap of the imagination.
Some metaphors are commonly recognised whilst others are uniquely and even spontaneously created.
Imaginative writing such as poetry, prose, and drama of
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00 A Metaphor is a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity 02 h3
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00 If in anger someone says, "You're a dirty rat!", he has used a metaphor. We know what a rat is; we know what dirty means. But the speaker does not intend to say that you are a dirty rat in this word-for-word literal way. The speaker's meaning is that you are as disagreeable and unpleasant to him as a dirty rat.
00 If in anger someone says, "You're a dirty rat!", he has used a metaphor. We know what a rat is; we know what dirty means. But the speaker does not intend to say that you are a dirty rat in this word-for-word literal way. The speaker's meaning is that you are as disagreeable and unpleasant to him as a dirty rat.
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