Metaphor
Metaphor is defined as the major and the most widespread figure of speech, in which one thing, idea, or action is referred to by a word or expression normally denoting another thing, idea, or action, to propose some common quality.
In metaphor, this likeness is presumed as an imaginary identity rather than a direct comparison [Baldick, 153].
A metaphor is a figure of speech in which one thing is identified with another in order to attribute to the first thing a quality associated with the second. In another wider sense, metaphor is a general category for all figures of speech [Quinn, 257].
A metaphor can be defined as a figure of speech in which a word or phrase denoting one type of object or idea is used instead of another to make a likeness or analogy between them [3].
A figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another by saying that one is the other is called a metaphor. It involves a comparison between two disparate entities, signalled by the words ‘like’ or ‘as.’ [Kövecses, 7].
⠀ 1. Chris Baldick. (2015). The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
⠀ 2. Quinn, Edward. (2006). A dictionary of literary and thematic terms. New-York: Infobase Publishing.
⠀ 3. Retrieved from: Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metaphor].
⠀ 4. Zoltán Kövecses. (2002) Metaphor: a practical introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press.