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No, a metaphor is a figure of speech used to compare two unlike things without using the words 'like' or 'as'. What you're thinking of is an oxymoron.
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What is a Metaphor for whispering?
A whisper is like a gentle breeze on a quiet night, softly carrying secrets from ear to ear.
He runs like the wind is an example of?
"He runs like the wind" is an example of a metaphor.
What is example of metaphor?
A metaphor is a flower. A simile is like (or as) a flower. Both metaphor and simile compare one thing to another. The difference is that a simile uses the words 'like' or 'as', and metaphor doesn't. Metaphor: Life is a fountain. Simile: Life is like a fountain.
Will you Please gave me some example of metaphor?
"I am a rainbow" is a example of metaphor because it is comparing two nouns, a person, and a rainbow, but does not use like or as. "I am not anger" is an example of metaphor because it is contrasting two nouns.
What is a example of a metaphor for a earthquake?
"Like ripples in a pond"
How do you transform a simile into a metaphor?
In simile, you use the words like, as. For example: "She is cute as a puppy."In metaphor, it does not use the words like, as.For example: "He is a pig."So to transform a simile to a metaphor, you should not use the words, like, as in the sentence.For example:Simile- I eat like a pig.Metaphor - I am a pig.Hope this helps.
Is 'I dazzle them with my footwork' an example of imagery or metaphor?
This is an example of metaphor because it is a comparison between two unlike things (dazzling footwork and impressing others) without using "like" or "as."
What is an example of a metaphor without using as or like?
i loev it my heart
What is an example of an indirect metaphor?
"He is a shining star in our company" is an example of an indirect metaphor, where the person is compared to a star without using "like" or "as" to make the comparison explicit.
Is go make a living a metaphor?
No. A metaphor is a form of comparison but not using the words like or as, unlike similes. An example of a metaphor is, "My lamp the sun in the darkness of my room."
Is fame is a bee is an example of a metaphor?
Yes, "Fame is a bee" is an example of a metaphor, as it is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable, in this case comparing fame to a bee.
Is The classroom was a hive of worker bees a simile or a metaphor?
it is a metaphor because a simile must have 'as' or 'like' in it whereas a metaphor is something that's not literal and is normally when something stands for another thing
