Read aloud picture books and look for simile examples and metaphor examples to learn how writers use figurative language to ...

A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes something by saying it is something else. It's not actually true but it gives the reader a clearer idea of what it is like. Extended metaphors are ...

No matter if you're in school or well past your days in English class, figures of speech are used every day in our lives. From songs and television shows to conversations and advertisements, we often ...

"[T]rial judges must exercise vigilance and great caution before resorting to hypotheticals, homilies, or metaphors in an ...

Rep. Mark Critz (D-Pa.), one of the most vulnerable members of Congress in today's election, is a little fired up. Check that: A lot fired up. Critz offered this doozy of a metaphor at a rally Monday ...