Metaphor definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary MET'APHOR, n. [Gr. to ... of comparison. Thus "that man is a fox," is a metaphor; but "that man is like a fox," is a similitude ... the soldiers fought like lions," I use a similitude. In metaphor, the similitude is contained in the name; a man is ... simile 2. an object, activity, or idea treated as a metaphor ; symbol 2 • metaphoric or metaphorical adjective • metaphorically adverb Oxford Reference ... f. Gk metaphora f. metaphero transfer Webster's 1913 Dictionary Metaphor Met"a*phor, n. [F. m['e]taphore, L. metaphora ... Note: The statement, ``that man is a fox,'' is a metaphor; but ``that man is like a fox,'' is a ...
frozen metaphor definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a metaphor that has occurred so often that it has become a ... g., `he is a snake' may once have been a metaphor but after years of use it has died and become a new sense of the word `snake') [syn: dead metaphor, frozen metaphor]
dead metaphor definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a metaphor that has occurred so often that it has become a ... g., `he is a snake' may once have been a metaphor but after years of use it has died and become a new sense of the word `snake') [syn: dead metaphor, frozen metaphor] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1922 a word or phrase ...
Metaphoric definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary METAPHOR'IC METAPHOR'ICAL, a. Pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not literal; as a metaphorical use of words; a metaphorical ... metaphoric language" [syn: metaphorical, metaphoric] Merriam Webster's adjective see metaphor Webster's 1913 Dictionary Metaphoric Met`a*phor"ic, Metaphorical ... Gr. ?: cf. F. m['e]taphorique.] Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not literal; figurative; tropical; as, a ...
... description of real facts. An allegory is called a continued metaphor. The following line in Virgil is an example of an ... events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor Merriam Webster's noun (plural -ries) Etymology: Middle English allegorie ... notion directly conveyed by the object painted or sculptured. Syn: Metaphor; fable. Usage: Allegory, Parable. ``An allegory differs both from fable ... disciples.'' --C. J. Smith. Note: An allegory is a prolonged metaphor. Bunyan's ``Pilgrim's Progress'' and Spenser's ``Fa["e ... rhetoric, which is usually defined as an extended or continued metaphor, this extension expanding from two or more statements to a ... legend, likening, logogram, logotype, love knot, love story, matching, meaning, metaphor, metaphorical sense, mystery, mystery story, myth, mythology, mythos, nuance, ...
... by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) — compare metaphor Britannica Concise Figure of speech involving a comparison between two unlike entities. In a simile, unlike a metaphor, the resemblance is indicated by the words "like" or "as ... COUNT Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. Similitude, comparison, metaphor. Moby Thesaurus accordance, affinity, agreement, alikeness, allegory, alliance, alliteration, allusion ... identity, imitation, inversion, irony, likeness, likening, litotes, malapropism, matching, meiosis, metaphor, metonymy, mimicking, nearness, onomatopoeia, opposing, opposition, oxymoron, parallelism, paregmenon, parenthesis ...
Metaphorically definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary METAPHOR'ICALLY, adv. In a metaphorical manner; not literally. WordNet (r ... manner; "she expressed herself metaphorically" Merriam Webster's adverb see metaphor Webster's 1913 Dictionary Metaphoric Met`a*phor"ic, Metaphorical ... Gr. ?: cf. F. m['e]taphorique.] Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression; a metaphorical ...
... the same experience that Paul describes elsewhere, under another legal metaphor, as justification by faith. According to the latter, God declares ... to be a son as before. The point of each metaphor is, that justification is the act of a merciful Judge ... not be convicted of inconsistency on the application of a metaphor. He conceives man outside Christ as morally an alien and ...
... the sense of smell is used metaphorically: (a) once the metaphor is borrowed from the incense which attends the victor's ... in Christ" (2Co 2:14; see TRIUMPH. (b) Elsewhere the metaphor is borrowed from the fragrant smell of the sacrifices. The ... life unto life," 2Co 2:16). By the same sacrificial metaphor, Christ's offering of Himself to God is said to ...
... recognized form of rhetorical expression giving variety, force, etc., esp. metaphor or hyperbole. 12 Gram. a permitted deviation from the usual ... figured hours are seen. --Dryden. 4. To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize. Whose white vestments figure innocence. --Shak ... cloth, paper, etc.), pattern. 6. ( Geom. ) Diagram, drawing. 7. ( Rhet. ) Metaphor, trope, image, metaphorical term or expression. 8. ( Com. ) Price. 9 ...
... metaphoric language" [syn: metaphorical, metaphoric] Merriam Webster's adjective see metaphor Webster's 1913 Dictionary Metaphoric Met`a*phor"ic, Metaphorical ... Gr. ?: cf. F. m['e]taphorique.] Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression; a metaphorical ...
... his father). 6 a typical example. 7 a simile or metaphor. 8 a a mental representation. b an idea or conception ... objects, and used to illustrate a subject; usually, an extended metaphor. --Brande & C. 6. (Opt.) The figure or picture of any ... mental image, mental impression, mental picture, mental representation, mere show, metaphor, miniature, mirage, mirror, mirroring, model, montage, mosaic, mould, multiple image ...
... techniques, from direct description to symbolism, incl. the use of metaphor and simile. See also prose poem, prosody. U.S. poetry ... techniques, from direct description to symbolism, incl. the use of metaphor and simile. See also prose poem, prosody. U.S. poetry ...