Metaphor

Question 1

#definition
What is metaphor ?

Answer 1

• An IMPLIED SIMILE.
• An expression taken from ONE FIELD of experience and used to say sth IN ANOTHER FIELD.
• DO NOT USE the two words LIKE and AS.

Question 2

#example
metaphor

Answer 2

• The camel is a ship of the desert.

Question 3

NOTE

Every simile can be COMPRESSED into a metaphor and every metaphor can be EXPANDED into a simile.

Answer 3

• Akash fought like a lion. (Simile)

- Akash was a lion in the fight. (Metaphor)

Question 4

example

A: Did you ___ a job today ?
B: No, not a ___.

Answer 4

A: Did you land a job today ?
B: No, not a bite.

Question 5

#example
Table \_\_\_

Answer 5

Table leg

Question 6

#example
Don't \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Answer 6

Don’t make pigs of yourself.

Question 7

#example
Iron-\_\_\_

Answer 7

Iron-Lady

Question 8

#example
The Lord is my \_\_\_

Answer 8

The Lord is my shepherd.

Question 9

#example
All the world's a \_\_\_

Answer 9

All the world’s a stage.

Question 10

#example
He is sly \_\_\_

Answer 10

He is sly fox.