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Metaphor, MEHT uh fuhr or MEHT uh fawr, a figure of speech, is an expression taken from one field of experience and used to say something in another field. For example, when we say, "He's a sly fox," we are using metaphor. That is, we are using the name of an animal to describe a man. A metaphor suggests a comparison without using the word like or as. The statement "He is like a sly fox" or "He is sly as a fox" is a simile (see Simile). More »
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Quintilian, kwihn TIHL ee uhn (A.D. 35?-95?), was a Roman teacher of oratory. He is best known... More >>
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