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September 3, 2014

Metaphor

Definition Metaphor is a figure of speech consisting of two essentially different objects, ideas, actions, or feelings with an implication that the objects are similar or identical on some point of comparison. Etymology The English word metaphor is derived from the French word métaphore, which is...
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