The metaphor is another method for comparing things. Similar to the simile but less direct. The metaphor is an indirect comparison. For a definition of metaphor: A figure of speech which makes an implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two things or objects that are poles apart from each other but have some characteristics common between them. As an author you must have an...
Not too long ago I wrote a post that simply defined the simile. It was a quick, last-minute effort to get a blog post completed. Several days later, I found that the writing was not as useful as I had hoped. Since the ultimate goal of this project is to write a book on Fantasy Fiction—it would be more useful to have relevant...
I used Google to find a basic definition of ‘figurative language’. I found several articles that had comparable lists. I compiled those lists below. As I explore each term I will determine if they are actually figurative language by definition or if they have been placed together haphazardly. All terms italicized are not figurative language but are writing devices. Simile Metaphor Personification Alliteration Onomatopoeia Hyperbole Cliche...