A metaphor for being calm is "still waters run deep," likening a calm exterior to hidden depths of peace and tranquility within.
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The lake was a calm gentle breeze. The calm baby was a volcano waiting to erupt with emotion.
"A calm river flowing gently through a forest, undisturbed by the chaos around it."
An inverted metaphor is a figure of speech where the subject and the things compared to it are reversed. For example, saying "The sun is a black hole of happiness" is an inverted metaphor because the sun (the subject) is being compared to a black hole (the metaphor).
The metaphor in the sentence "Sam sat as still as a statue" conveys the idea that Sam was motionless and calm, resembling the stillness and composure often associated with a statue. It emphasizes Sam's immobility and the intensity of his focus or concentration.
A metaphor in which one of the things being compared is not directly named