Metaphor definition and examples

You will find many metaphor examples and sentences on this page, which will hopefully make learning about them easier. However, before we get to that, let’s first talk about what metaphors are.

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What Are Metaphors?

A metaphor compares two things by talking about one thing and saying it is like another. Even though the two things are different, they share a similarity of some kind.

Here is an example of a metaphor:

Example: The dog’s bed is a marshmallow, it looks so comfortable.

In this example, the dog’s bed is referred to as a marshmallow; this is the metaphor. Now let’s figure out how these two things are similar.

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The answer is that they are both soft.

Now, what is a simile and how does it differ from a metaphor? They are basically the same thing, the only real difference is that similes make a comparison between two different things by using the words “like” or “as.” Take a look:

Example: The dog’s bed is like a marshmallow, it looks so comfortable.

Notice in this metaphor example that the word “like” has been added to it.

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