What part of speech is metaphor?
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What part of speech is metaphor?
Metaphor:
The word 'metaphor' means a particular figure of speech that is used by authors to add interest to their writing. A metaphor is a direct comparison. For example, 'I am a crab in the morning' is a metaphor. I?m not really a crab, but by comparing myself to a crab it tells the reader more about my personality in the morning.
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View this answerThe word 'metaphor' is a noun. Nouns name places, things, people, and ideas in sentences. A 'metaphor' is a thing. It is a particular figure of...
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