METAPHOR– the application of an

idea or object to something that’s not literally applicable

The “traditional” metaphor

A comparison in which one thing is said to be another

DIRECTMETAPHOR

“Roosevelt was a bear of a man.”

IMPLIEDMETAPHOR

A comparison that is hinted at rather than stated

“She sailed through the narrow alleys.”

“The agent came for me during a geography lesson. She entered the room and nodded at my fifth-grade teacher, who stood frowning at a map of Europe. What would needle me later was the realization that this had all been prearranged. My capture had been scheduled to go down at exactly 2:30 on a Thursday afternoon. The agent would be wearing a dung-colored blazer over a red knit turtleneck, her heels sensibly low in case the suspect should attempt a quick getaway…

...No one else had been called, so why me? I ran down a list of recent crimes, looking for a conviction that might stick.”

EXTENDED METAPHORA comparison that continues through sentences or paragraphs.

Excerpt from Me Talk Pretty One Day,

by David Sedaris