사물의 상태나 성질을 직접적으로 표현하지 않고 다른 사물에 빗대어 설명하는 수사학적 표현 방법.
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance.
예문:
"The playwright used the storm as a metaphor for the king's internal conflict."
"His speech was filled with vivid metaphors that captured the audience's imagination."
어떤 추상적인 개념이나 상황을 대표하거나 상징적으로 나타내는 구체적인 대상이나 현상.
A person, object, or event that is considered to represent or symbolize something else, especially an abstract concept or a broader situation.
예문:
"The decline of the historic theater became a metaphor for the neighborhood's fading cultural identity."
"The protagonist's journey through the desert is a metaphor for the process of self-discovery."