Examples of Metaphors

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MrPedantic  #158656  Tue, 15 Nov 05 12:14 AM

That's right, Anon.

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Anonymous  #159418  Thu, 17 Nov 05 01:59 AM

 Guest wrote:
what are metaphors? - Can you give me some examples?

 

hey here is an example of a metaphor:

"He has buns of steel."

hope it works!?? Big Smile [:D]

 

  
Anonymous  #159676  Thu, 17 Nov 05 07:03 PM
Yeah I have to write a metaphor about myself and I'm lost on that one...Any ideas
  
MrPedantic  #159769  Thu, 17 Nov 05 11:18 PM

Tell us three facts about yourself, Anon, and we'll find you a metaphor.

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Tallulah Tam  #159797  Fri, 18 Nov 05 12:13 AM

You could say, "I am brainless."

or you could say, "I have a razor sharp wit."

You could say, " I am a dwarf."

Or you could say, "I am a giant."

Or you could say, " I am a lonely little petunia in an onion bed." 

  
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MrPedantic  #159800  Fri, 18 Nov 05 12:18 AM

In fact, "I have to write a metaphor about myself and I'm lost" would do the trick.

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Tallulah Tam  #159815  Fri, 18 Nov 05 12:53 AM

You could try mixing metaphors Anon, which always makes it more interesting, such as:-

"I always hit the nail on the head when I strike the right note,"

  
Anonymous  #159831  Fri, 18 Nov 05 02:40 AM

 help me i don't understand!!!!!

  
Tallulah Tam  #159850  Fri, 18 Nov 05 04:06 AM

chorus 1)
You're the top!  You're the Colosseum,
You're the top!  You're the Louvre Museum,
You're a melody from a symphony by Strauss,
You're a Bendel bonnet, a Shakespeare sonnet,
You're Mickey Mouse.
You're the Nile, You're the Tow'r of Pisa,
You're the smile on the Mona Lisa.
I'm a worthless check, a total wreck, a flop,
But if, Baby, I'm the bottom,
You're the top.

 

 

 

  
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