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A example of metaphor and explain the metaphor

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

A metaphor is a figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike. They do NOT use the words "like" or "as".

An example would be....

My sister is a devil.

Now, this doesn't mean your sister is actually a devil. It means she acts like a devil, so, she acts evil.

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Her tears were a river flowing down her cheeks.
As a river is so much larger than a few tears, the metaphor is a creative way of saying that the person is crying a lot. There are so many tears that they remind the writer of a river.
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