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Yes, the word 'metaphor' is a noun, a singular, common, abstract noun; a word for a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is representative or symbolic of something else.

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What part of speech is the word metaphor?

Metaphor is a noun.


Are metaphors count or noncount nouns?

A metaphor is a word or phrase that is used to make a comparison between two people, things, animals, or places. A metaphor can be a count or a non-count noun. Examples: Their voices were of angels. (the metaphor 'angels' is a count noun) Your voice is music to my ears. (the metaphor 'music' is a non-count noun)


Is Arms of Steel a metaphor?

Yes, a metaphor is when you say that an object (noun) is something else. Therefore, arms of steel is a metaphor because a person's arms are not actually made of steel.


What kind of sentence can you make with metaphor?

the pictures for the kinds of noun and make sentences


Is velvet a simile or a metaphor?

Velvet is a noun that represents a type of fabric, so it is neither a simile nor a metaphor. Similes and metaphors are figures of speech that compare two different things using "like" or "as" (simile) or by stating that one thing is another (metaphor).


Which term is a type of compound metaphor was used in Norse and old English poetry to replace a concrete noun?

Kenning.


Is this a simile or metaphor the library is as quiet as the bottom of the ocean?

This is a simile because it uses the word "as" to describe the library. A metaphor does not use the words "like" or "as" to describe a noun.


Is my brother was boiling mad a simile or metaphor?

Its a metaphor


What part of speech is work in this sentence Doug prefers a casual work environment?

Although it's functioning adjectivally here, by specifying the type of environment that Doug prefers, "work" is a noun in this case, and "work environment" is a noun-noun compound (these are common in English).


What is walking dictionary a simile or a metaphor?

it is neither, it is personification


Is Frank's heart a open book a metaphor or a simile?

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How is an implied metaphor different from a regular metaphor?

Implied metaphor is when it gives you the metaphor but doesn't tell what the subject is. A regular metaphor tells you the subject of it.