What is a Metaphor? Get Prezis for basic and advanced – vehicle and tenor.

Metaphors are everywhere. But they can be very tricky to understand. So what is a metaphor?

Me: What’s a metaphor?

Kid: Um – dunno – is it – um, I think I know the other one. Does it begin with an s-?

Me: You mean a simile?

Kid: Maybe? I guess.

Me: You mean the technique that uses ‘like’ or ‘as’?

Kid: [now looking happy] Yes, and metaphor is the one where it – is.

Me: Can you tell me anything else about it?

[blank, terrible silence]

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