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"a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable."
by IkmoIkmo 8y ago
"a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable."
- badestrand 8y agoBut you can not just take any words and say it is a metaphor. I can not say "this is a walnut desk" when it isn't and just claim that it's a figure of speech metaphoring a very solid and beautiful desk. A metaphor must be widely understood as such before you can use it.