What is another word for Metaphors?

Pronunciation: [mˈɛtəfˌɔːz] (IPA)

A metaphor is a comparison tool often used to make a complex idea more understandable by comparing it to something more familiar. Synonyms for the word "metaphor" include figures of speech, language, symbolism, analogy, simile, and imagery. Figures of speech refer to the use of language in a non-literal way, such as metaphors, similes, and hyperboles. Language generally refers to the tools we use to communicate, including words, phrases, and idioms. Symbolism is a more specific type of figurative language that uses symbols to represent ideas or concepts. Analogies are comparisons between two different things that are alike in some way, while imagery refers to the use of descriptive language to create a vivid mental image for the reader.

Usage examples for Metaphors

I like these Metaphors of the body applied to reading.
"Talks to Freshman Girls"
Helen Dawes Brown
Pr'ythee, Belford, forgive my nonsense, and my Vulcan-like Metaphors-Did I not tell thee, not that I am sick of love, but that I am mad with it?
"Clarissa, Volume 5 (of 9)"
Samuel Richardson
Or, in plainer language, Metaphors having been blowed in obedience to a probable wish of the reader's, how do we know Sally was not falling in love with the doctor?
"Somehow Good"
William de Morgan

Famous quotes with Metaphors

  • Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space.
    Orson Scott Card
  • Metaphors are dangerous. Love begins with a metaphor. Which is to say, love begins at the point when a woman enters her first word into our poetic memory.
    Milan Kundera
  • Metaphors are much more tenacious than facts.
    Paul de Man
  • Metaphors are much more tenacious than facts.
    Paul de Man
  • Metaphors are the weapons of cowards.
    Jose Raul Bernardo

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