Assertion: metaphor | /r/CapableOf | make comparison
Facets:
value: without using the words
type: MANNER
value: in slightly different ways
type: MANNER
value: between two things
type: OTHER
value: between people
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: between feelings
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: between objects
type: LOCATION
value: by relating one thing
type: MANNER
value: unlike a simile
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.
text: Unlike a simile, a metaphor makes this comparison without using the words “like” or “as.
text: A metaphor makes a comparison by stating that one thing is something else, but a simile states that one thing is like something else.
text: Metaphor (pronounced meh-ta-for) is a common figure of speech that makes a comparison by directly relating one thing to another unrelated thing.
text: Metaphors make a comparison between two things, objects, people, or even feelings.
text: A metaphor makes a comparison without using these words.
text: Unlike similes, metaphors do not use words such as “like” or “as” to make comparisons.
text: Metaphors, similes, and analogies make comparisons in slightly different ways.
text: On the other hand, metaphors make comparisons using a whole group of traits.