What is metaphor?

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Cliff ImasuenClassHall Instructor Staff asked 7 years ago

What actually is the figure of speech called metaphor?

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Cliff ImasuenClassHall Instructor Staff answered 7 years ago

Metaphor is a figure of comparison used for comparing two things that are different in nature

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Sadiq BarauSadiq Barau answered 5 years ago

A metaphor is a direct statement 

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Toyyib IbrahimToyyib Ibrahim answered 5 years ago

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which is not literally applicable

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Halima AhmaduHalima Ahmadu answered 5 years ago

It is a direct comparism without the use of ‘as’ or ‘like’.

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Michael MbahMichael Mbah answered 4 years ago

Metaphor is the direct comparison of two unlike things without the use of ‘like’ and ‘as’ 

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