metaphor

Summary

metaphor is a literary technique^[1]. metaphor ranks in the top 8% of literary_technique entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,613 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• metaphor's instance of is recorded as literary technique^[3].
• metaphor's instance of is recorded as stylistic device^[4].
• metaphor is a type of trope^[5].
• metaphor is a type of figure of speech^[6].
• metaphor's Commons category is recorded as Metaphors^[7].
• metaphor's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Metaphors^[8].
• metaphor's facet of is recorded as figurative language^[9].
• metaphor's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[10].
• metaphor's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• metaphor's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• metaphor's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[13].
• metaphor's described by source is recorded as Basque Literature Terms Dictionary^[14].
• metaphor's different from is recorded as metonymy^[15].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include literary technique^[3] and stylistic device^[4]. Recorded subclass of include trope^[5] and figure of speech^[6].

Why It Matters

metaphor ranks in the top 8% of literary_technique entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,613 views/month).^[2] metaphor has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] metaphor is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]