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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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- And I don't mean "kill" as in "metaphor."
Chpt 8 *metaphor = a figure of speech in which a word is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity -- as when Shakespeare wrote, "All the world's a stage."
- But you should approach each book — you should approach life — with the real possibility that you might get a metaphorical boner at any point.†
Chpt 12
- A metaphorical boner!†
Chpt 12
- What the heck is a metaphorical boner?†
Chpt 12
- Coach sure loved those military metaphors.†
Chpt 20metaphors = figures of speech in which a similarity between two things is highlighted by using a word to refer to something that it does not literally mean
- I think I'm just sort of, er, metaphorically throwing up on you.†
Chpt 25
Definitions:
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(metaphor) a figure of speech in which a similarity between two things is implied by using a word to refer to something it does not literally mean—as in, "All the world’s a stage."When Shakespeare wrote, "All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players." he was not saying the world is really a stage and all people are actors. But he was pointing to the similarities he wants us to recognize.
While metaphors and similes are both techniques of figurative language. The distinction is that a simile explicitly shows that a comparison is being made, by using words such as "like" or "as". A metaphor simply substitutes words assuming the reader will understand the meaning should not be take literally. "She is like a diamond in the rough" is a simile; while "She is a diamond in the rough" is a metaphor. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)