(The classroom was noisy and the kids are not in their seats.) Not all metaphors are written in the simple pattern like those above. Here are a few more examples of metaphors. Even though they are not written in the same pattern, they do compare two different nouns. My boss fired thes...
She wasfishingfor a compliment. What is an implied metaphor? Most commonimplied metaphorscompare two things but subtly mention only one. The sense or meaning is described by using a verb to suggest a connection to a certain noun. He wasbarkingat his kids in the supermarket. (It implies a ...