metaphor

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1 general::   noun ADJ. appropriate, apt, striking | mixed VERB + METAPHOR use He uses the metaphor of fire to represent hatred. METAPHOR + VERB describe sth, represent sth PREP. ~ for ‘This vale of tears’ is a metaphor for the human condition. | ~ of the metaphor of life as a journey

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

2 general:: metaphor verbs use a metaphor • To use her own metaphor, she is a caged bird who wants to fly free. borrow a metaphor from something (= use a metaphor from another subject, book etc ) • To borrow an architectural metaphor, you cannot see the whole building if you focus on the individual bricks. adjectives a powerful metaphor (= one that works very well ) • His election campaign used the powerful metaphor of ‘building a bridge to the next century’. a vivid metaphor (= one that gives you a picture in your mind ) • The book is full of vivid metaphors and powerful images. an appropriate/apt metaphor (= a very suitable one ) • Building on sand is an apt metaphor for the challenge we face. a central metaphor (= one that a poem or book is based around ) • The poet as something carried by the ocean is a central metaphor in the book. a mixed metaphor (= the use of two different metaphors at the same time to describe something, especially in a way that seems silly or funny ) • In a mixed metaphor, she said ‘he stepped up to the plate and took the bull by the horns.’ a religious/military/biological etc metaphor • He uses a military metaphor to describe these women as ‘storming’ the castle of male power.

transnet.ir

3 general:: techniques used in language metaphor a way of describing something by referring to it as something different and suggesting that it has similar qualities to that thing: • The beehive is a metaphor for human society. simile an expression that describes something by comparing it with something else, using the words as or like , for example ‘as white as snow’: • The poet uses the simile ‘soft like clay’. irony the use of words that are the opposite of what you really mean, often in order to be amusing: • ‘I’m so happy to hear that,’ he said, with more than a trace of irony in his voice. bathos a sudden change from a subject that is beautiful, moral, or serious to something that is ordinary, silly, or not important: • The play is too sentimental and full of bathos. hyperbole a way of describing something by saying that it is much bigger, smaller, worse etc than it actually is – used especially to excite people’s feelings: • In his speeches, he used a lot of hyperbole. • journalistic hyperbole alliteration the use of several words together that all begin with the same sound, in order to make a special effect, especially in poetry: • the alliteration of the ‘s’ sound in ‘sweet birds sang softly’ imagery the use of words to describe ideas or actions in a way that makes the reader connect the ideas with pictures in their mind: • the use of water imagery in Fitzgerald’s novel ‘The Great Gatsby’ • She uses the imagery of a bird’s song to represent eternal hope. rhetorical question a question that you ask as a way of making a statement, without expecting an answer: • When he said ‘how can these attitudes still exist in a civilized society?’, he was asking a rhetorical question.

Longman-Thesaurus

4 general:: noun an implicit comparison: A "sea of troubles" is a metaphor.

Simple Definitions