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what is metaphor?
A metaphor is described as "a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things that are basically dissimilar." In other words, it describes one thing in terms of another. It is comparative, and thus goes beyond a mere descriptive adjective (e.g. the "bright moon" is not a metaphor). A metaphor describes one object as being or having the characteristics of a second object. Unlike a simile, a metaphor "does not use connective words such as like, as, or resembles in making the comparison.

Examples of metaphor include "life is a dream" (describing life in terms of a dream),



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