The definition of a metaphor is- "A metaphor is a literary figure of speech that uses an image, story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some intangible quality or idea;" e.g., "Her eyes were glistening jewels."(From Wikipedia) We use metaphors for a lot of different reasons. It is an important concept that we learned about in the fifth grade. Metaphors are useful because it helps understand the first part of the comment so you can better understand the literal meaning. In literature metaphors are a way to be creative, and it makes people think about the general idea. In stories metaphors are constantly being used to distinguish different aspects. We use metaphors in EDM310 in ways just like what was required of us in the post about Don't Let Them Take The Pencils Home. It talks about pencils but the literal meaning is computers.
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