All 6 Uses of
metaphor
in
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
- 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 20
- I think I'm just sort of, er, metaphorically throwing up on you.†
Chpt 25
Definition:
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(metaphor) a figure of speech in which a similarity between two things is highlighted by using a word to refer to something that it does not literally denote -- as when Shakespeare wrote, "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.editor's notes: 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.