metaphor
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The more poetic among us might find a metaphor there; the major artery to Graham’s heart was literally torn in two.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
"It's beautiful, it's like a metaphor," Apostol said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
In her 1987 essay, “The Site of Memory,” she utilized a river as a metaphor to discuss how imagination excavates forgotten histories and people.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
In the weeks since the Reflecting Pool’s makeover went south, many have seized what is a rich and slimy opportunity for metaphor.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2026
So maybe the grass is a metaphor for our equality and our essential connectedness, as Dr. Holden had said.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
Who can’t learn from the life lessons soccer offers — and I’m not talking about the obvious geopolitical metaphors?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Mr. Graham-Dixon has written a fine guide to Vermeer’s territory, but without a sure theological map, there are no narrative shortcuts between Vermeer’s motives and his metaphors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Today there are more than 800–roughly the population of Tapanuli orangutans or wild Bactrian camels, but it’s too late to change metaphors.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Perhaps you can see how the metaphors between the backrooms and the internet itself multiply from here: Like the backrooms, one can lose oneself forever in the internet.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2026
ZZZzzzzz In the hallway after class you see The Mac grinning like he’s just won the lottery, in a neon green T-shirt that says: Similes are like metaphors.
From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing metaphor
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Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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