Metaphor

[Couch Potatoe]

A comparison between two unrelated things; does NOT use the words like or as.

[Luis Fok]

A poetic device used to draw comparison, or illustrate a parallel relationship between two different subjects. More or less the same as a simile, except omitting the word like; as in the following example- METAPHOR- Life is a box of chocolates./SIMILE- Life is like a box of chocolates. Confusion over these two techniques has resulted in untold disasters throughout the history of language.

[Michiko]

The word that Christians use to describe contradictions and mistakes in the bible.

[Merna]

A poem or writing skill that compare two unrelated things by saying ONE thing is ANOTHER, but not using the word as or like.

[Cami]

A sentence used to express the relationship of words, : can mean is to and :: can mean as

[Cami]

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

[Luis Fok]

one or more phrases intentionally made needlessly [complicated] to [figure out] the meaning of just to express a simple phrase. often used to sound intelligent, but just making you sound like a [jackass].

[Tracie Lynn]

an expression, often found in literature, that describes a person or object by referring to something that is considered to have similar characteristics to that person or object: