It is important to remember that these two things are different especially when writing or creating a poem.

Example on metaphor. To give you a starting point here are some examples of common metaphors. Men court not death when there are sweets still left in life to taste. The light flows into the bowl of the midnight sky violet amber and rose.

The slashes indicate line breaks. There are plenty of examples of metaphors in English literature. 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.

A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things without any use of like or as It can be a word phrase sentence or paragraph. An ontological Metaphor is a metaphor in which something concrete is projected onto something abstract. One is a body of water in nature while the other can be produced by our eyes.

The slashes indicate line breaks. Bill is an early bird. Her eyes were diamonds.

Men court not death when there are sweets still left in life to taste. Life is a highway. Direct comparison for rhetorical effect.

Metaphor Examples for Advanced Readers. In this example the dogs bed is referred to as a marshmallow. Here are fifty more challenging examples of metaphors.