A metaphor compares two things which are not usually considered similar and finds something in common between them. It does not use the words like or as.
Example: After the storm we were cocooned in our caravan.
The caravan is not a cocoon but it is warm, protective and cosy like a cocoon.
Some metaphors are so overused that they become dead metaphors: She is a bright girl. The girl's intelligence is compared to a light but it is not a fresh way of saying this.
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Tuesday, 15 May 2012
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