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It is a metaphor that has lost its original meaning because of regular and repetitive use. This can also be caused by the evolution of language. An example might be that 'the telephone is ringing' a phrase still used a because original telephones contained bells.
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What is a metaphor for a skeleton?
A metaphor of a skeleton is suggesting that the skeleton is the remains of something dead, therefor to have a skeleton you have the remains of something dead or gone."There is a skeleton here" -talking about something that has gone and will never return but is not actually a skeleton.
What is a explicit metaphor?
An explicit metaphor is a metaphor that is fully explained in great detail. Unlike an implicit metaphor, which the meaning has to be implied.
What is a metaphor for 'embarrassment is'?
Embarrassment metaphor
Is such a stinky flower that it makes people regret having a nose a metaphor personification simile or hyperbole?
hyperbole
What does Elaborate metaphor mean?
An elaborate metaphor is also called a sustained metaphor. It is when a metaphor is referred to multiple times throughout a piece by the author.
Is the phrase dead on your feet a metaphor?
yea
What figure of speech is ...a sea of dead bodies?
Metaphor
Is as dead as a doornail a metaphor?
Yes, "dead as a doornail" is a metaphor. It compares the state of absolute death to the common object of a doornail to emphasize the finality and lifelessness.
What is a metaphor for dead grass?
That grass is deader than a skeleton!
What is a metaphor for a skeleton?
A metaphor of a skeleton is suggesting that the skeleton is the remains of something dead, therefor to have a skeleton you have the remains of something dead or gone."There is a skeleton here" -talking about something that has gone and will never return but is not actually a skeleton.
What is the zombie movie that is a metaphor for the lower class rising up?
It's Land of the Dead (2005).All of Romero's zombie movies are a metaphor for something. Apparently (from what I've heard) Night of the Living Deadis a metaphor for Communism, or the Vietnam War, or something like that.I really don't understand; I've never seen anything in Night of the Living Dead (1968) that relates to Communism or Vietnam in any way, even metaphorically/symbolically.But, Land of the Dead is the one that's a metaphor for the lower class rising up. Unlike Night of the Living Dead, the metaphor in Land of the Dead is pretty freaking obvious. It's really hard to miss.
What is the origin of Dead as a door nail?
It's a very old metaphor for death - it was seen in print by 1350.
What literary and poetic devices did Emily dickinson use in her poem a word is dead?
In "A Word is Dead," Emily Dickinson employs literary devices such as personification (e.g., "dead" being used to describe a word), paradox (the comparison between a dead word and a living bird), metaphor (the use of a word as a metaphor for life and death), and imagery (depicting the word's immortality through its power to evoke emotions).
Is my brother was boiling mad a simile or metaphor?
Its a metaphor
Is Frank's heart a open book a metaphor or a simile?
It is a metaphor.
What is walking dictionary a simile or a metaphor?
it is neither, it is personification
What does it mean when you see your dad dead in a coffin?
Are you asking about seeing this in a a dream or as a metaphor in a book maybe? Because if you are asking about seeing it in reality, seems pretty obvious, he is dead and won't be home for dinner anymore.
