There are many great metaphors from great writers throughout history. To view a selection, see the related link below.
Why do you need another word. Stop wasting our time. Call it a beach house and be done with it, little girl.
Apartment.
home, residence, apartment, corporation
metaphors
your house is a rainbow
she's a brick house
Metaphor. Metaphors are straight comparisons, whereas Similes use a comparing word. Did that make sense?
as strong as the wind
It is a simile because it uses the word "like." Metaphors do not use this word.
She said that it came gushing out of a house like burning horsewater.
Similes contain the comparison word "like" or "as", metaphors do not.
She is known for her intellectual prowess in solving complex problems.
A metaphor is a way to compare things using the word "is". Simile's are not metaphors because similie's say something is LIKE another thing while metaphors are saying something IS something when it is not.
The French word for house is "maison."
The Maori word for house is "whare."
Some metaphors for "The Great Gilly Hopkins" include Gilly's toughness as a shield for her vulnerability, Maime Trotter's house as a sanctuary and place of healing, and Gilly's time with the Trotters as a bridge to a new family dynamic.