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Example of metaphor bird. The caged bird sings with a fearful trill. Can seldom see through his bars of rage. Caged Bird by Maya Angelou is a six stanza poem that is separated into stanzas that range in length.

Tereus says that in Birdland we feed in gardens on white sesame myrtle-berries poppies and bergamot This is a metaphor for the sexual appetites of the men there as the flowers represent women and an unrestrained way of living. When the senator answered No comment the reporters were frustrated that he ducked the question. Calmness comes with warmth metaphor After an awful scene of fighting with birds Nat decided to make some tea for himself and his tired wife.

Flavius uses a metaphor to compare Caesar to a bird and Caesars trophies line 73 or the symbols of his victories to a birds feathers. The Drum A random story from the Sufi tradition. And his tune is heard on the distant hill for.

It can also be a rhetorical device that specifically appeals to our sensibilities as readers. 5 Examples of beautiful metaphors. Heres a famous example from I Know Why the Cage Bird Sings by Maya Angelou.

Note that metaphors are always non-literal. What metaphor does Flavius use. One of the most famous examples of metaphor in the English language comes from William Shakespeares As You Like It in which the playwright writes.

All the worlds a stage And all the men and women merely players. And heres an extended metaphor from Hope is the. Huge powerful The thunder at night was a mighty lion.