metaphor
C12103
concept
A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes one thing in terms of another, highlighting similarities to create deeper understanding or vivid imagery.
All labels observed (19)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| metaphor canonical | 12 |
| literary device | 4 |
| poetic image | 4 |
| biblical metaphor | 2 |
| cultural metaphor | 2 |
| MetaphoricalExpression | 1 |
| epistemological metaphor | 1 |
| figurative expression | 1 |
| historical metaphor | 1 |
| metaphor of ascent | 1 |
| metaphorical concept | 1 |
| metaphorical event | 1 |
| metaphorical expression | 1 |
| metaphorical term | 1 |
| methodological metaphor | 1 |
| natural selection metaphor | 1 |
| philosophical metaphor | 1 |
| rhetorical device | 1 |
| spiritual metaphor | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
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Input
Class: metaphor
Generated description
A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes one thing in terms of another, highlighting similarities to create deeper understanding or vivid imagery.
Instances (32)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Midas touch | — |
| Amber’s interludes | literary device |
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The still point of the turning world
linked to:
The still point of the turning world.
|
poetic image |
| Mount Abora | poetic image |
| Footprints on the sands of time | — |
| Two Americas divided by wealth and opportunity | rhetorical device |
|
Toolbox (Stephen King's On Writing)
linked to:
Toolbox
|
— |
|
Necronomicon
linked to:
Necronomicon (fictional grimoire)
|
literary device |
| Caesar’s wife | cultural metaphor |
| ElevatedRoof | MetaphoricalExpression |
| Battle of Kitty Hawk | metaphorical event |
|
The Red Book of Westmarch
linked to:
The Red Book of Westmarch (in-universe)
|
literary device |
|
Gang nach Canossa
linked to:
German phrase "Gang nach Canossa"
|
— |
| Faustian pact | — |
| Ladder of Love | philosophical metaphor |
| Fourth Estate | metaphorical term |
| survival of the fittest | natural selection metaphor |
| Rowing in Eden | — |
| Rosetta Stone (metaphor) | — |
| Achilles’ heel wound | cultural metaphor |
| Interior monologue | literary device |
| Ladder of the Intellect | methodological metaphor |
| Voice of the Unseen | metaphorical expression |
| The Spark | — |
|
Tree of knowledge
linked to:
tree of knowledge
|
epistemological metaphor |
| Procrustean bed | — |
| valley of the shadow of death | biblical metaphor |
| Halcyon days | — |
| PureDrink | metaphorical concept |
|
Fisher of men
linked to:
fisher of men
|
biblical metaphor |
| Potemkin village | — |
|
Awakening
linked to:
awakening
|
— |