Metaphor and Extended Metaphor

Definition: They are a type of figurative lanaguage. Metaphor is use when you are comparing one thing to another. Extended metaphor is use when you are comparing a group of things to another group.

Example: People are plants, we grow, we bloom, and we wither.

Significance: Metaphor are use without knowing yourself eveyday. Poets use metaphor or even extended metaphor when they are writing poems. Also when your're having a conversation with another person you use metaphor. This kind of figurative language are fun.