Metaphor

Metaphor / noun :

First Page Mentioned : Not directly mentioned within the narrative

From the Greek ' metaphora ' (a transfer), metaphors are a comparative linking between two otherwise alien subjects/topics/objects/concepts, by identifying a commonality of thought. Someone's “bread and butter” may be their boss, and so the idea is they have to keep their boss happy, as he in turn pays them, so they can afford simple foods like bread and butter. “Pity Party” and “With Bated Breath” are two other metaphors used to link parties with a state of mind, and waiting with holding one's breath. A metaphor can also be a colloquialism or an idiom.

Related Entries: Colloquialism; Idiom; Pity Party; With Bated Breath

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