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.