Metaphors are no mystery

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allegory
a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms.
analogy
a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based.
catachresis
n.
misuse or strained use of words, as in a mixed metaphor, occurring either in error or for rhetorical effect.
metaphor
a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in "a mighty fortress is our God."
simile
n.
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in "she is like a rose."
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vehicle
n.
the thing or idea to which the subject of a metaphor is compared, as "rose" in "she is a rose."
tenor
the subject of a metaphor, such as "she" in "she is a rose."
parable
a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson.

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