METAPHOR SUMMARY

    METAPHOR

    Metaphor is a figure of speech which makes an implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated but share some common characteristics. In other words, a resemblance of two contradictory or different objects is made based on a single or some common characteristics.

     Most of People think of a metaphor as a device used in songs or poems only, and that it has nothing to do with our everyday life.

       In simple example English, 

  "He is  the black sheep of the family"

Is a metaphor because he is not a sheep and is not even black. However, we can use this comparison to describe an association of a black sheep with that person. A black sheep is unusual animal and typically stays away from the hard, and the person you are describing shares similar characteristics. 

        Furthermore, a Metaphor develops a comparison which is different from a simile we do not use "Like" or "as" to develop a comparison in a metaphor.

      Common examples of metaphor:

• My brother was boiling mad. »«this implies He was too angry.
• The assignment was a breeze. »«this implies that the assignment was not difficult.
• Her voice is music to his ears. »«this implies that her voice makes him feel happy.

  

       Function of metaphor

In short, Function of metaphors are both in our daily lives and in a prece of literature. Using appropriate metaphors appeals directly to the senses of listeners or readers, sharpening their imaginations to comprehend what is being communicated to them.

Source : Metaphor-examples and definition of metaphor.

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SIMILE

      A simile is a comparison between two different things using the word "like" or "as" to make the comparison. Similes are generally easier to identify thanmetaphors, but not always. 

 Common Examples of Simile 

• our soldiers are as brave aslions.
• her cheecks are red like a rose.
• he is as funny as a monkey.
• the water well was as dry as a bone.

    Function of Simile
 In short, the function of similes attracts the attention and appeals directly to the senses of listeners or readers encouraging their imagination to comprehend what is being communicated. 




Source : -easy and hard simile examples
              -examples and definition of simile 

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Dear Ambiguity

• AMBIGUITY IN SEMANTIC

A word, phrase, or sentence is ambiguous if it has more than one meaning. The word 'light', for example, can mean not very heavy or not very dark. Words like 'light', 'note', 'bear' and 'over' are lexically ambiguous. They induce ambiguity in phrases or sentences in which they occur, such as 'light suit' and 'The duchess can't bear children'. However, phrases and sentences can be ambiguous even if none of their constituents is. The phrase 'porcelain egg container' is structurally ambiguous, as is the sentence 'The police shot the rioters with guns'. Ambiguity can have both a lexical and a structural basis, as with sentences like 'I left her behind for you' and 'He saw her duck'.

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