Dictionary Definition:
“A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable”
"Overview Metaphor." Oxford Reference, 2022, www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/
oi/authority.20110803100153175. Accessed 6 Sept. 2022.
Informal Definition:
A metaphor is an abbreviation or comparison of an idea using representative words that are visualized as connected to that idea, for example “Time is Money” (Benjamin Franklin). Time isn’t actually money, but it is creating an image that links the wasting of time to the wasting of money.
Etymology:
“Recorded from the late 15th century, the word comes via French and Latin from Greek metaphora, from metapherein ‘to transfer’”
"Overview Metaphor." Oxford Reference, 2022, www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/
oi/authority.20110803100153175. Accessed 6 Sept. 2022.
Lia Garibay