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A list of metaphors in the English language organised alphabetically by type. A metaphor is a literary figure of speech that uses an image, story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some intangible quality or idea; e.g., "Her eyes were glistening jewels".
Simile: also falling ill in numbers Drop the Body Died Euphemistic Used by new-age spiritually minded people instead of the term died, suggesting that, while the person's body died, his or her spirit lives on Entered the homeland 1950s Grave England Euphemistic: Eaten a twinkie [citation needed] Die Humorous
Paradise Regained is a poem by English poet John Milton, first published in 1671. [1] The volume in which it appeared also contained the poet's closet drama Samson Agonistes. ...
Schadenfreude (/ ˈ ʃ ɑː d ən f r ɔɪ d ə /; German: [ˈʃaːdn̩ˌfʁɔʏ̯də] ⓘ; lit. Tooltip literal translation "harm-joy") is the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of or witnessing the troubles, failures, pain, suffering, or humiliation of another.
President Trump’s decision to clean house at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and initially freeze all foreign assistance is fueling chaos and uncertainty in Washington and ...
A man dubbed the “Truck Stop Serial Killer” has been convicted of a third murder. On Wednesday, Jan. 22, Bruce Mendenhall, 73 — who is already serving two life sentences for the murder of ...
A simile (/ ˈ s ɪ m əl i /) is a type of figure of speech that directly compares two things. [1] [2] Similes are often contrasted with metaphors, where similes necessarily compare two things using words such as "like", "as", while metaphors often create an implicit comparison (i.e. saying something "is" something else).
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday announced the reversal of its ban on small value packages from China. The ban lasted just one day and came as a result of President ...