Metaphor

Metaphor

Metaphor: Love is a lemon - either bitter or sweet

Comparison: Comparing love to a lemon

Analogies: Love can be bitter or sweet. There can be hard times or good times.



Metaphor: Love is a camera, full of memories

 Comparison: Comparing love to a camera

 Analogies:  Many different parts.  Lots of memories.  Different kinds.  When you love someone they are unforgettable, like the pictures in a camera.



Metaphor: You are the sun in my sky

 Comparison: Comparing a person you love to the sun

 Analogies:  You are the most important thing.  You are bright.  You are beautiful (you shine)  The one thing that matters.

Metaphor: She ran like the Wind

Comparison: Comparing running to the wind

 Analogies:  You ran fast.  Ran strong.  Never fell down or messed up.



Metaphors shape our lives because thay add coulor to our speaking without us even knowing it. Also metaphors are usually a very good way to explain or say something. They are also passed down through generations so they help us connect with our past. Metaphors are an amazing part of our language and we should respect them more.