12 Quotes About Metaphorical

While the idea of metaphor may appear to be a mysterious and mysterious thing, it’s actually quite simple. Metaphor is the use of a word or phrase, other than its literal meaning or a word that a word or phrasing used to represent another that is different from the word or phrase itself. In other words, a metaphor is simply using one word to represent something else. It’s an interesting approach to language that can help us create more vivid descriptions of things we’re familiar with Read more

These metaphorical quotes will help you understand why people use metaphors in their everyday lives and use them in their work and writing.

Where death follows, there’s life. When darkness surrounds you in...
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Where death follows, there’s life. When darkness surrounds you in a world of chaos, search and you’ll eventually find the light. Lee Argus
When a poet digs himself into a hole, he doesn't...
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When a poet digs himself into a hole, he doesn't climb out. He digs deeper, enjoys the scenery, and comes out the other side enlightened. Criss Jami
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I think poetry without metaphor is like husband and wife living in separate bedrooms. Munia Khan
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The explorer who will not come back or send back his ships to tell his tale is not an explorer, only an adventurer; and his sons are born in exile. Unknown
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Aristotle declared that, ‘It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.’ Does the intrinsic tension between opposing ideas create a lamplight of stereoscopic vision? Does the mental friction generated by antinomy, a contradiction between two apparently equally valid principles or between inferences correctly drawn from such principles, lead to war within the mind or does the natural rasping of abrasive thoughts spur the mind to create soothing metaphorical thoughts in order to attain conceptual peace? . Kilroy J. Oldster
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The man's emotions flowed back and forth like waves of the sea. Marc Cameron
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To Ryuji the smile seemed as brittle as fine glass crystal and very dangerous Yukio Mishima
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With domineering hand she moves the turning wheel, Like currents in a treacherous bay swept to and fro: Her ruthless will has just deposed once fearful kings While trustless still, from low she lifts a conquered head; No cries of misery she hears, no tears she heeds, But steely hearted laughs at groans her deeds have wrung. Such is a game she plays, and so she tests her strength; Of mighty power she makes parade when one short hour Sees happiness from utter desolation grow.( A Consolation of Philosophy, Book II, translated by V.E. Watts) . Unknown
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Yup, believe it: I was born on March 28, yet my name is April. Sarah Mlynowski
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I’ve never had a rat, never chased one. I chase my own tail and that’s enough. I must now make plans for the day I catch it. Chila Woychik
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A rich person is just a poor person with a crown and elaborate clothing, and a poor person is just a rich person with a crownless head and ragged clothing. Zanjabil