ENGLISH METAPHOR ::
A metaphor is another kind of comparison. It is actually a condensed simile, for it omits "as" or "like." A metaphor establishes a relationship at once; it leaves more to the imagination than a simile.
EXAMPLE POETRY ::
Mrs. Moon
sitting up in the sky
Little Old Lady
rock-a-bye with
a ball of fading light
and silvery needles
knitting the night.
~Roger McGough [Mrs. Moon]
A metaphor is another kind of comparison. It is actually a condensed simile, for it omits "as" or "like." A metaphor establishes a relationship at once; it leaves more to the imagination than a simile.
EXAMPLE POETRY ::
Mrs. Moon
sitting up in the sky
Little Old Lady
rock-a-bye with
a ball of fading light
and silvery needles
knitting the night.
~Roger McGough [Mrs. Moon]
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