Examples of Metaphors
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..We are all shadows on the wall of time.
Metpahor
A comparison between two "unlike" things without using the word "like" or the word "as."
Metaphor (Example)
David is a worm for what he did to Shelia.
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Don't trouble your little peanut head over the problem.
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Each blade of grass was a tiny bayonet pointed firmly at our bare feet.
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He pleaded for her forgiveness but Janet's heart was cold iron.
Metaphor (Example)
Her hope was a fragile seed.
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John's answer to the problem was just a Band-Aid, not a solution.
Metaphor (Example)
Katie's plan to get into college was a house of cards on a crooked table.
Metaphor (Example)
Laughter is the music of the soul.
Metaphor (Example)
She cut him down with her words.
Metaphor (Example)
She let such beautiful pearls of wisdom slip from her mouth without even knowing.
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That burden is my cross to bear.
Metaphor (Example)
The computer in the classroom was an old dinosaur.
Metaphor (Example)
The daggers of heat pierced through his black t-shirt.
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The detective listened to her tales with a wooden face.
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The gym in the afternoon was a circus and the teacher was a dancing bear.
Metaphor (Example)
The quarterback was throwing nothing but rockets and bombs in the field.
Metaphor (Example)
The teacher planted the seeds of wisdom.
Metaphor (Example)
The test was a walk in the park.
Metaphor (Example)
When Ninja Robots came on TV, the boys were glued in their seats.
Metaphor (Example)
Words are the weapons with which we wound.