Assertion: metaphor | /r/HasProperty | equation
Facets:
value: in principle
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: On the other hand, a metaphor actually is a substitution - it is an equation in principle.
text: It could be said, then, that: A metaphor is an equation where a simile is an approximation.
text: We can say that if simile is an approximation, then metaphor is an equation itself.
text: But metaphor being an equation can be reversed, extended, and substituted by other metaphors.
text: 2.A metaphor is an equation while simile is an approximation.