noun
- a figure of speech that describes something by comparing it to something else without using ‘like’ or ‘as’
Usage: literary
Examples
- Her voice is music to my ears.
- Time is money in the business world.
- The classroom was a zoo during recess.
- Life is a journey with many unexpected turns.
- His heart is made of stone.
- The city is a melting pot of cultures.
- Shakespeare used the metaphor of the world as a stage.