Una figura del lenguaje en que una palabra o frase es aplicada a algo al que no es literalmente aplicable en orden de sugerir una semejanza.A figure of speech or visual work that implies comparison between two unlike entities, in which a word, phrase, or idea is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance. Metaphor is the fundamental language of poetry, although it is common in all kinds of language and in visual works. An example is the title of the Tennessee Williams play, "Sweet Bird of Youth," which implyies that the time of youth seems to fly, i.e., pass quickly. For an explicit comparison signaled by the words "like" or "as," use "simile."在語言中運用一個字或片語，根據兩事物間的某些相似特徵，用一事物去暗示另一事物的修辭方式。Een stijlfiguur waarin een woord of zinsnede betrekking heeft op iets waarvan het niet letterlijk geschikt is om er een vergelijking mee suggereren.