n. 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
The teacher asked us to give an example of a metaphor.
The teacher asked us to give an example of a metaphor.
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What metaphor does Via use to describe her family dynamics?
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The metaphor don't cast your pearls before swine means which of the following?
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The girl in Maleeka's diary that keeps stealing all Akeelma's food is a metaphor for who in real life?
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What toy is a metaphor for Jin Wang's experience as an Asian immigrant growing up in America?
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In Nate's History paper, flying monkeys are a metaphor for what?
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Why did Sara use pizza as a metaphor for America?
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What was the meaning of the metaphor of Zoya's favorite saying "Fear is a phoenix"?
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allegory; analogy; similitude
plain speech
3 syllables
met-a-phor
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