“The new man wrote a question at which I stared in wide-eyed amazement“ But the quality is ascribed to the noun ‘mistakes‘.) Priti has committed too many careless mistakes.(Phillip is the one who is happy, but the noun ‘days‘ is assigned to the quality of happiness.) Readers relate to soulless objects the same way they would relate to humans. Writers and poets can give the reader a unique perspective by using personification. Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities or activities are associated with animals, non-living things or abstract ideas. Mitesh‘s rejection from his job is the veritable elephant in the room tonight.Ī gift that keeps on giving – It is a metaphor for something that will remain valuable for a longer period of time than it is intended to be.Ī good friend is like a gift that keeps on giving.
Why does the boss have to flog the dead horse? I assumed the issue had already been resolved.Įlephant in the room – It is a metaphor for a disturbing or unpleasant fact that everyone is aware of but refuses to acknowledge out of awkwardness or embarrassment. Various metaphors are also used frequently in our everyday language.įlogging a dead horse – It is a metaphor for a pointless argument which refuses to die.
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