'His/her brain was a computer, solving riddles within seconds'.
The icon tries to encapsulate the program's main function using only a small picture.
This is a metaphor, not an idiom. They are comparing that person to an angel, which is a supremely good being in religious lore.
Comparison:(school being fun) School is a never-ending vacation to the sunny, warm beach.(school being boring) School is a screaming baby constantly yelling in your ear
You dont' need to type it in anywhere to determine if it is a metaphor if you know how to do it yourself. To make a computer program do that is basically impossible. The first thing to do is check that it is comparing something. Then you see if the comparison uses the words like or as. If it uses like or as, it's a simile. If not, it's a metaphor. Her hair was like a waterfall. - Comparing her hair to a waterfall, uses 'like', is therefore a simile. Her curtain of auburn hair swirled around her face - Comparing her hair to a curtain, a metaphor I used in one of my books. His face shone as brightly as the sun. - Comparing his face to the sun, uses 'as', is therefore a simile. The sun shone from his face as he smiled. - Still comparing his face to the sun, but without using 'like' or 'as'. A metaphor. Metaphor:A figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity People use metaphor in their speech everyday, but most don't even realize it. For instance, when someone says, "That person is a piece of trash," they don't mean that that person is literally a piece of garbage. They're saying this to indicate that their opinion of that person is not a good one.
Similie- comparing using "like" or "as" Metaphor-comparing without using "like" or "as" Personification-giving inanimate objects human characteristics
That dog can hunt is a metaphor for He is good at something
A good metaphor is a figure of speech that describes a subject by highlighting a similarity between it and something else. It often helps to create vivid imagery, convey complex ideas in a simple manner, or evoke emotions in the reader or listener.
A metaphor compares two things. You could say "The juice was honey on her tongue." Or you could say "Juice is wine to me."
If something is literally water-tight it means that no water can pass through it. The metaphor means that the security is so good that nothing can get through it.
No, metaphor poems do not have to rhyme. The power of a metaphor lies in its ability to convey meaning by comparing two unlike things, and this can be done effectively with or without rhyming. The focus is more on the metaphorical connection and imagery created rather than rhyme scheme.
a good metaphor for describing a criminal is the criminal was like an explosion of heat
Your chances of finding the best price laptop computers are good if you have been looking online for these items. Technology is popular on the internet, since many people are comparing the variety of prices with online retailers to how expensive some computers can be when purchased at stores offline.
"Cirque Du Freak" uses metaphors such as comparing the vampires to a separate, secretive society hidden from the human world. Another metaphor is the struggle between light and darkness, symbolizing good vs. evil within the characters' choices and actions. The character of Mr. Crepsley can be seen as a metaphor for the complexities of morality and the blurred lines between good and bad.