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The word "metaphor" derives from many European terms for the word "sign" or "indication", though it was designed to indicate one thing and mean something totally different. Usually in the form of a catchphrase or a cliche, but most of the time, the message is understood.
If you've ever seem the movie Night at the Museum, the tiny little roman and cowboy were speaking to the guard "We might be small, but our hearts are large... metaphorically speaking." What he meant is that his conviction as a was great, but used the metaphor that his heart was large, which is obviously ridiculous as he was only an inch tall. You can also use it in a cliche as most metaphors are. Let's assume that Sam is attempting to get a ball out of a tree without success and he suddenly has an idea and mutters, "Fine then, there are more ways to skin a cat." He meant that there are other ways to get the ball out of the tree. The metaphor is the cliche.
One more... using a catchphrase. Mike was talking to Jim and says "Your a chip off the old block, aren't you Jimmy boy?" Jim responds, "Chip off what block?" and Mike will explain, "It was a metaphor, lad, I meant that you are exactly like your father."
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What is an example of a sentence with a metaphor?
I am a rainbow
What is an example of a sentence with a metaphor in it?
She was a hungry horse.
None of the men's faces were mirrors of large thoughts The sentence above is an example of which literary term?
This sentence is an example of a metaphor, where the faces of the men are compared to mirrors reflecting "large thoughts."
Which one of the following sentences is an example of a metaphor ai am a rock?
The sentence "I am a rock" is an example of a metaphor. It is comparing the speaker to a rock to convey strength, resilience, and emotional detachment.
What is an example sentence for metaphor?
she was a really hungery horse By:jenny r
Example of methaphor in the sentence?
The world is a stage and we are all actors playing our parts.
What is an example of a sentence with a simile and metaphor?
Cathy is a calculator but her brother is like a cheetah
Can you give an example using 'old' as a metaphor?
Old is like an owl but with even better intelligence. this is not a metaphor but a simile. A metaphor for old in a sentence would be
Example of a sentence using a Metaphor?
The light of the intelligence.The springtime of life.The groaning of the breeze.
How do you put a metaphor in a sentence?
A metaphor is a comparison made without using the words "like" or "as." An example of a sentence including a metaphor might be, "Carolyn was a rock for her family following those hard days after Jim's death."
He is a pig is an example of?
"He is a pig" is an example of a metaphor. It is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance.
The sky was a vault overhead empty of all treasure save wonder The sentence above is an example of?
The sky was a vault overhead empty of all treasure save wonder. The sentence is an example of a metaphor.
