"'Tis an unweeded garden, that grows to seed; things rank and gross in nature posess it merely." The images of rottenness pop up throughout the play: Something is rotten in the state of Denmark, Do not spread the compost on the weeds, My offence is rank, it smells to heaven, How long will a man lie i' th' earth before he rot.
"He was a lion in the fight" is a metaphor.
A metaphor
"Piece of cake" is both a metaphor and an idiomatic expression.
It is a metaphor because it says he is a hard lump of clay. I know that it is a metaphor because a metaphor describes something to another thing as something who is another thing, not something that is like another thing.
Metaphor
juliet is the sun
Wrack
The Spider is a metaphor for motorbike obviously...
In the poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, the forked road symbolizes the choices a person makes in life and the uncertainty that comes with making those decisions. The metaphor of the road continues to develop as the speaker reflects on the consequences of choosing one path over the other and the impact it has on their future.
The three important kinds of figurative language are simile, metaphor, and personification. Simile compares two unlike things using "like" or "as," while metaphor directly states that one thing is another. Personification gives human characteristics to non-human entities.
An extended metaphor is a series of related metaphors that are developed throughout a piece of writing or speech to illustrate a complex idea or theme. Each metaphor builds upon the previous one, creating a deeper understanding for the audience.
The dominant metaphor in Shakespeare's sonnet 18 (Shall I compare thee to a Summer's day ......) is youth described as a day in summer. Though properly speaking, since the comparison is made explicit, and since the parallels are developed and become the structure of the poem - this isn't really a metaphor. It is something between a simile and a conceit.
Its a metaphor
it is neither, it is personification
It is a metaphor.
thinking is more important than physical activity
"He was a lion in the fight" is a metaphor.