Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors. 2013.
simile, metaphor — A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable. This is done in order to suggest a resemblance: She is a perfect lamb. Metaphor and simile are allied in meaning; a simile … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
metaphor — See simile. See simile, metaphor … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
simile — See simile, metaphor … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
metaphor and simile — 1. The difference between these two figures of speech, which together constitute a major element of English idiom, is largely one of form. A simile is a fanciful comparison couched in a form introduced by as or like, for example Byron s line The… … Modern English usage
Metaphor in philosophy — Metaphor, the description of one thing as something else, has become of interest in recent decades to both analytic philosophy and continental philosophy, but for different reasons. Contents 1 Metaphor in analytic philosophy 2 Metaphor in… … Wikipedia
metaphor — met a*phor (m[e^]t [.a]*f[^o]r or m[e^]t [.a]*f[ e]r), n. [F. m[ e]taphore, L. metaphora, fr. Gr. metafora , fr. metafe rein to carry over, transfer; meta beyond, over + fe rein to bring, bear.] (Rhet.) The transference of the relation between… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
simile — is a figure of speech consisting of a direct comparison using a construction with as…as…, or with the first as omitted: • Soft as rain slipping through rushes, the cattle came Edmund Blunden. Some similes belong to a stock type, e.g. (as) drunk… … Modern English usage
metaphor — [met′ə fôr΄] n. [Fr métaphore < L metaphora < Gr < metapherein, to carry over < meta, over (see META ) + pherein, to BEAR1] a figure of speech containing an implied comparison, in which a word or phrase ordinarily and primarily used… … English World dictionary
metaphor — simile, *analogy … New Dictionary of Synonyms
simile — *analogy, metaphor … New Dictionary of Synonyms
