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7 May, 07:05

What is a metaphor (in your own words and I'm checking) ?

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  1. 7 May, 07:56
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    A metaphor is a comparison of two people without using the words like or as
  2. 7 May, 09:39
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    A metaphor is a comparison between two things without using the words "like" or "as" (because then it would be a simile).

    Ex: "You're a canary, I'm a coal mine" is a metaphorical statement because it compares them without using like/as. Canaries used to be brought into coal mines in the 1900s because they contained carbon monoxide in the air, which was a deadly gas, so the birds would die before the miners, alerting them that they needed to get out, so the speaker is saying that they're like a coal mine (dangerous) while the other person is a canary (innocent).
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