Which one of these is a metaphor?
please help im confused which one of these sentances is a metaphor ex 1 = The mighty oak is the king of the forest world. ex 2 = My dream vanished as a puff of smoke. thanks!
Which One of these are metaphors?
for my dowry i began to embroider a quilt, making all of my worries stiches. this is the metaphor! ty LB : )
Are these metaphors? Which ones are and aren't?
1. The flame of the sunset lifted from the mountain tops and dusk came into the valley. 2. A dove's wings whistled over the water. 3. You keep me in hot water all the time. 4. He took on the elaborate manner of little girls when they are mimicking one another. 5. The first thing you know they're pounding their tail in some other ranch. 6. As the blaze dropped from the fire, the sphere of light grew smaller; the curling branches disappeared and only a faint glimmer showed where the tree trunks are. 7. The red light dimmed on the coals. 8.The water is warm too, for it has slipped twinkling over the yellow sands in the sunlight before reaching the narrow pool. 9. The limb is worn smooth by men have sat on it. 10. A stilted heron labored up the air and pounded the river.
Which one of these answers would be a metaphor?
In my English 12 exam there was a poem titled The Cargo Hulks by Peter Trower. I can't find a copy to post here, but one of the questions was which of the following is a metaphor: a) coastal passages b) melting memories c) cargo hulks I'm not sure which would have been the right answer....
Are these metaphors? Which ones are and aren't? Help!?
1. The flame of the sunset lifted from the mountain tops and dusk came into the valley. 2. A dove's wings whistled over the water. 3. You keep me in hot water all the time. 4. He took on the elaborate manner of little girls when they are mimicking one another. 5. The first thing you know they're pounding their tail in some other ranch. 6. As the blaze dropped from the fire, the sphere of light grew smaller; the curling branches disappeared and only a faint glimmer showed where the tree trunks are. 7. The red light dimmed on the coals. 8.The water is warm too, for it has slipped twinkling over the yellow sands in the sunlight before reaching the narrow pool. 9. The limb is worn smooth by men have sat on it. 10. A stilted heron labored up the air and pounded the river.
Why is there no verb form of “metaphor”?
The reason you don't hear a verb for the action of making a metaphor is that metaphorize exists, but it's an awful word. Ugly as sin, to employ a metaphor. Which, by the way, is the verb phrase used to choose a metaphor as an appropriate figure of speech in writing a passage.Now, if you choose to employ a metaphor, are you employing a metaphor? It's not as if you're paying it to do work for you. Or is this merely a connotation of the verb employ? But we digress.If you want to talk about metaphors, you can wax metaphoric, modelled on wax poetic.You must know that a simile is a form of metaphor. So if you see a word you would like as a comparison in a simile, you could declare: we will assimileate you. See if you can slide that one past your teacher.Thanks for the A2A and the opportunity to punnify atrociously.
What are some examples of metaphors in the Bible?
Question: What are some examples of Biblical metaphors?Metaphors are abundant in the Bible. The most famous Biblical metaphor — “The Lord is my shepherd” — is the beginning of a whole chapter of them. Among them:He takes me to lush pastures.He leads me to refreshing water.You prepare a feast before me.You refresh my head with oil.My cup is completely full.I will live in the Lord’s house for the rest of my life.The above, of course, are taken from the 23rd Psalm. (I’ve used the New English Translation of the Bible throughout this answer.)Some other metaphors that are well known:The Lord is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer. My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, and my refuge. (Psalm 18:2)For he is our God; we are the people of his pasture, the sheep he owns. (Psalm 95:7)We are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the product of your labor. (Isaiah 64:8)I am the light of the world. (John 18:12)I am the bread of life. The one who comes to me will never go hungry, and the one who believes in me will never be thirsty. (John 6:35)If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but I do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. (1 Corinthians 13:1)In addition to these direct metaphors, there are dozens of stories that can be understood metaphorically:Adam and Eve can be thought of as metaphors for every man and woman. In fact, the names “Adam” and “Eve” come from Hebrew words for “man” and “living,” respectively.The writer of 1 Peter treats the story of Noah’s ark as a metaphor for baptism. Baptism itself can be thought of as a physical metaphor symbolic of cleansing and renewal.In Matthew 12, Jesus treats the story of Jonah and the whale as a type of metaphor (technically, a foreshadowing) for his pending death and resurrection.In the gospel of Matthew, Jesus often uses “the kingdom of heaven is like” to create similes, which are closely related to metaphors.Many of the parables of Jesus are extended metaphors. For example, in the story of the Prodigal Son, the father can be seen as a metaphor for God.I’ve only scratched the surface here. (There’s another metaphor!) There may be thousands more, certainly hundreds.