Metaphors

The word ‘Metaphor’ comes from a Greek word meaning ‘transfer’.


Metaphors compare two different things or ideas.


the leg of the table: The leg supports our body. So, the object that supports a table is described as a leg.


the heart of the city: The heart is an important organ in the center of our body. So, this word is used to describe the central area of a city.


Some more examples of metaphors:


1. Life is a dream.


2. Rana Pratap was the lion of India.


3. I am the star of my family.


In pairs, find metaphors from the story to complete the table below. Try to say what qualities are being compared.


One has been done for you.


Object



Metaphor



Quality of featured compared



Cloud



Huge mountains of clouds



The mass or ‘hugeness’ of mountains.



Raindrops





Hailstones





Locusts







An epidemic (a disease) that spreads very rapidly and leaves many people dead.




An ox of a man.





Object



Metaphor



Quality of feature compared



1. Cloud



Huge mountains of clouds



The mass or ‘hugeness’ of mountains



2. Raindrops



New coins



Excessive value like money and metal.



3. Hailstones



New silver coins, frozen pearls



Ornamentals value, hugeness of ice.



4. Locusts



Plague of locusts



An epidemic (a disease) that spreads very rapidly and leaves many people dead.



5. Farmer



An ox of a man



A hard working and laborious person.




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