Metaphor

Definition: When you use a metaphor, you use two nouns and compare it to one another without using “like” or “as”.

Example: Arguments can be explosives
With temper that you cannot control
Words are poison
Because of the things you cannot take back

Significance: Metaphor is important because we use it in English everyday. Authors indicate their point in literature use the use of metaphor. It helps us to compare or to exaggerate something.