Metaphor

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Name of Literary Device: Metaphor

Definition: a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity Wikipedia.com

Definition in my words: Comparing to things that really are not the same, for example, She was like the moon.

A brief History: Metaphor is present in the oldest written Sumerian language narrative, the Epic of Gilgamesh:”My friend, the swift mule, fleet wild ass of the mountain, panther of the wilderness...”

Three Written Examples "All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances" William Shakespeare, As You LIke It, 2/7

"If all our life is but a dream.... For diamonds do appear to be, Just like broken glass to me.... Tripping eyes and flooded lungs... The ink is running down the page, Its chasing off the days.... You clicked your heels and wished for me... Through playful lips made of yarn... I know the worlds a broken bone, But melt your headaches call it home... You are at the top of my lungs..." Panic! At The Disco, Northern Downpour

"How bitter this morning... Wasn’t there a dream last night, like a spring never ending... Still the water runs clear through my mind..." Demons And Wizards, Fiddler On The Green