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 two metaphors.
The teacher asked us to give an example of two metaphors.
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Why did Abuelita use metaphors when writing to the author's family?
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Both similes and metaphors are both forms of comparison.
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allegory; analogy; similitude
plain speech
1 syllables
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