Metaphors are similes. Similes are like metaphors.
Related:
- Metaphors be
with you... - Take the bull by the hand and avoid mixed
metaphors... - Avoid tumbling off the cliff of triteness into
the black abyss of overused metaphors.
Grammar rules for the... - Mixed metaphors are a pain in the ass and ought to
be thrown out the window.
Writing Rule... - Keep your ear to the grindstone, your nose to the ground,
take the bull by the horns of a dilemma, and stop mixing... - William Safire's Rules for Writers:
Remember to never split an infinitive.
The passive voice should never be used. Do not put... - cursor dipped in X n.
There are a couple of metaphors in
English of the form `pen dipped in X' (perhaps the most common
values of X are `acid',
`bile', and `vitriol'). These map over neatly to...
