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Die Metapher
This feminine noun is a key rhetorical device in German literature. Note the stress falls on the second syllable: Me-ta-pher.
Examples in context
Diese Metapher beschreibt die Sehnsucht der Romantik.
This metaphor describes the longing of the Romantic era.
Goethe verwendet im Faust viele starke Metaphern.
Goethe uses many powerful metaphors in Faust.
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