Heres one from Frances Hardinges A Face Like Glass.
Example of metaphor literary device. It can also be a rhetorical device that specifically appeals to our sensibilities as readers. To give you a starting point here are some examples of common metaphors. Note that metaphors are always non-literal.
One metaphor example not enough. Metaphors also known as direct comparisons are one of the most common literary devices. Life is a highway.
Her eyes were diamonds. Franz Kafkas Metamorphosis is an excellent example of an allegory told in a complete short novella. An extended metaphor example can include conceit an intricate far-reaching metaphor or allegory representation of abstract ideas by characters or events in narrative form.
An extended metaphor can serve as an excellent way to show a films theme. This tree is the god of the forest. Weve also included an extended metaphor example which is a long metaphor sustained for an entire paragraph story or poem noted below.
They do us no good just stick into our skin and hurt us Similar term. But thy eternal summer shall not fade William Shakespeare Sonnet 18. Metaphor is a literary device which is used for direct comparison between the two things.
A device that asserts that one object is another bringing new meaning to the original subject for a fresh understanding. A metaphor is a statement in which two objects often unrelated are compared to each other. From Emily Dickinson writing hope is the thing with feathers to Romeo and Juliet and As You Like It by William Shakespeare you can find examples of the use of metaphor throughout the English language.