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What is a Metaphor?
A metaphor (from the Latin metaphora) takes an object or action and compares it to something blindingly familiar, but completely unrelated.
The comparison in a metaphor is always non-literal, which makes it weirdly illogical. And yet, its meaning is (usually) abundantly clear.
Metaphor Examples That’ll Pack Your Prose With Persuasion
For example:
“Love is a fruit in season at all times and in reach of every hand.” — Mother Teresa
Love is not a fruit; however, the meaning of the comparison is easily understood.
Here’s another example:
“She was the black sheep of the family.”
Illogical, right? But you get the meaning right away.
Okay, so that’s the definition of metaphor…
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What is Figurative Language?
Figurative language is a technique that supercharges your reader’s imagination by taking a flat (or factual) statement and injecting it with life, color, or humor to make it more interesting.
It allows you to paint vivid pictures, punch home your meaning, and be more persuasive as a writer.
A metaphor is one of several figure-of-speech devices that uses figurative language.
Here’s an example:
“The first rays of sunshine gently stroked my face.”
We all know sunshine can’t literally stroke your face, but we can all relate to the sensation. The figurative language makes it more vibrant than something like, “the first rays of sunshine woke me up.”
This type of figurative language is known as “personification,” which uses human qualities (stroking) to better illustrate a non-human action or thing (the sunshine). It’s a technique often found in metaphors.
There are several other figures of speech that use figurative language, including similes, analogies, metonymy, and hyperbole — which are often confused with metaphors.
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