Literary Devices and Figures of Speech
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Metaphor
A metaphor establishes a similarity between two terms based on a shared characteristic or quality. It's a way of talking about something in two ways. In poetic metaphors, this characteristic is emphasized to say the same thing but more beautifully.
Examples of Metaphors:
- Your eyes are two stars (meaning your eyes are bright or illuminated).
- Your hair is golden (blonde hair).
Example of a Text Full of Metaphors:
His eyes, like rivers after the rain, expressed not only sadness, but vengeance also, like lava poured from the tip of an erupting volcano. Those tears, breaking like glass as they touched the ground, were not worth it. It was from anger and the rage of impotence, the same powerlessness a child feels when an adult steals their candy,... Continue reading "Literary Devices and Figures of Speech" »