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比喩
A figure of speech where a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. It is a fundamental tool for expanding meaning in literature.
Examples in context
この詩には巧みな比喩が散りばめられている。
This poem is scattered with clever metaphors.
彼女は人生の厳しさを荒波という比喩で表現した。
She expressed the harshness of life through the metaphor of rough waves.
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