Metaphor
A metaphor is a figure of speech to compare to unlike things without using like or as.
Here are some better known metaphors from Frankenstein. The first compares Victor's intense love of science and how fast everything else became less important like a torrent. The second quote from the monster compares Victor to God and himself to a fallen angel.
Here are some better known metaphors from Frankenstein. The first compares Victor's intense love of science and how fast everything else became less important like a torrent. The second quote from the monster compares Victor to God and himself to a fallen angel.
swelling as it proceeded, it became the torrent which, in its course, has swept away all my hopes and dreams. |
Remember that I am thy creature: I ought to by thy Adam; but I am rather the fallen angel |