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Example of metaphor with drawing. Another example of visual metaphor can be a project that everyone does in school years ie preparing a family tree. As a metaphor a family is compared with a tree. You may use literal meaning of metaphors for good illustrations.

My heart is an open book. Johns words were shards of glass when he spoke such hateful things. Thats not an ant its a giant.

In this example the dogs bed is referred to as a marshmallow. Drawing a family tree is just a visual representation of the metaphor. Work with your child to find a relationship with something they know.

For example fun is drawing cartoons on a warm summers day. Examples of dead metaphors include. Types of extended metaphors.

Its easier to show the difference between the types of figures of speech by showing examples. When comfortable work with your child to add more. The answer is that they are both soft.

They are basically the same thing the only real difference is that similes make a comparison. The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Darkness by William Wordsworth Seize the Night by Dean Koontz As you like it by William Shakespeare Mother to Son by Langston Hughes Extended Metaphor in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Extended Metaphor Examples in Literature.