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Metaphor

Scope note

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance. RHDEL2

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300055901

Broader Terms used

<artistic devices: literature>

Created

12yrs ago

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