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What is a metaphor? Check out these examples in songs, literature and more.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoNo matter if you're in school or well past your days in English class, figures of speech are used...
Dough buys influence in Sacramento. In Panera-Gate, Gov. Newsom redefines the word | Opinion
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 3 months agoLike many political controversies about money and influence in Sacramento, the latest involving Gov....
Simile Examples in Literature and Everyday Language
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 1 week agoSimiles are like spices for writing: Used in the right proportion, they can add zest and verve to your prose. Once you're familiar with them, you'll...
In “Society of the Snow,” consumption is a sacrament in which the dead and the living become one
Salon via Yahoo News· 4 months agoSociety of the Snow Netflix A Spanish-speaking friend of mine recently proposed that we watch...
Only Connect's scar controversy is damaging and offensive
Digital Spy via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhy Only Connect's scar controversy is so damagingParasol/RDF Television/Patrick Olner/Tall and...
10 Hyperbole Examples That Make Mountains out of Molehills
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 1 month agoHyperbole is an ancient Greek word that roughly translates to "go beyond." The many hyperbole...
Do you believe in job after job?
TechCrunch ExtraCrunch· 6 months agoW elcome to the TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It's inspired by the daily TechCrunch+ column where it gets its name. Want...
What, Exactly, Is Arrachera Steak?
Mashed via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWith so many cuts of beef and ways to cook them, you might have a figurative cow trying to distinguish them all. For instance, do you know what arrachera...
Sand, cement and Styrofoam: 5 Harrison Center artists mastering nontraditional mediums
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhether it be working with logs from a firewood pile, tar from the hardware store or Elmer's glue...
Nostalgia for movie theaters abounds in current films, but good change can still come
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year ago'The Fabelmans,' 'Babylon' and 'Empire of Light' all look back at better times for the movie...