metaphor (from Latin metaphoria; see the Greek origin below)'s a figure of speech and or phrase that one word as being or equal to a second object in some way. This device's known for usage in literature, especially in poetry, where with few words, emotions and associations from one context are associated with objects and entities in a different context. It compares two subjects without using 'like' or 'as'. Compared to simile, the metaphor takes us one step further than the simile. Instead of… (More on Metaphors)