Metaphor is a type of figures of speech. It's like a comparison to simile. Simile is easier to identify and it's often used "like" or "as". In metaphor, "like" or "as" isn't being used, so metaphors may sound a bit vague. In metaphor, you need to think really deeply and find out something that is not this thing and it's other thing. It can be confusing or it can sound nonsense. Metaphors are difficult to identify.
A metaphor
"He was a lion in the fight" is 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
Someone who is difficult
Metaphor
A metaphor is the comparison of two unlike things.
Metaphors can be quite difficult to identify. Metaphors mean a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. We need to think deeply about identifying metaphors. The sentence in a metaphor may be vague and nonsense and don't make logical sense. An example of metaphor is "If he stocks his prey, he's a shadow.". He's not actually a shadow. It looks like he's a shadow because he's trying to scare his prey away.
The metaphor for "harsh" could be "a bitter pill to swallow," implying something difficult to accept or endure.
It is hard to take something in such as bad news.
I'm not sure which excerpt you are referring to. Can you provide the specific text so I can identify the line containing a metaphor?
It is difficult or hard to identify a coral specimen
It makes the speech sound more poetic
Whether or not prejudice is difficult or easy to identify when it is occurring varies from case to case. In some instances it is so blatant, that anyone can easily identify it. In other cases, it is more subtle and it may take longer to identify.
Because you are an idiot
The metaphor in this sentence is "music to your ears" which means that Bella's words of encouragement were incredibly pleasing and enjoyable to hear.