(الاستعارة) ?What is a metaphor
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison, as in “a sea of troubles” or “All the world's a stage” Shakespeare)
Examples of metaphors
Life is a journey
Purposes are destinations
Difficulties are obstacles
Choices are crossroads
A lifetime is a day
Death is sleep
A lifetime is a year, death is winter
Life is a precious possession, death is a loss
Time is a thief