Metaphor

A metaphor is an comparison of two things with a similar quality by saying one object is the other.

A metaphor is kind of figurative language.   

One example of an metaphor is "The girl is a thorn to my side" (The girl is annoying). The main object is the girl. The comparison object is the thorn.

Another example is " She has a heart of an lion"(She is brave). The main object is the girl, and the comparison object is the lion.

L.I To describe things by metaphor.