Examples of Metaphor

Here are examples of metaphor so you can see how it is used in language and songwriting. Here is a set of phrases which each are an example of metaphor.

Merriam-Webster defines a metaphor as "a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)".It's likely a metaphor if you see a word that is used in place of the normal word that would be used.

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Metaphors are like people, as they get old they get worn out and tired. They use the freshness they originally provided. They stop being a living metaphor and feel like a dead metaphor.

Your job as all writers and songwriters is to invent new metaphors as you paint pictures and stories. its part of the creative process, and it can be a lot of fun.

Here are examples to demonstrate use of a metaphor. I've listed the word, then used the word in a sentence.

Examples of Metaphor:
1. Abandon: Out no money, Harry resolved to abandon his car.
2. Agenda: Sheila followed her own agenda.
3. Binding: Marriage was a legally binding contract
4. Direction: Sam switched direction on the issue.
5. Green: Jenny's political views were bright green.
6. Harnessed: The sailor harnessed the power of the wind.
7. Moving: Bill sang a moving song.
8. Position: The man's position on adoption changed each day.
9. Rock: The team captain is a rock.
10: Steer: Steer away from the controversy.

Hopefully you can see how each of the above words is used in place of another word and gives the sentence a new meaning.

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