Parable
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A parable is a succinct, didactic story, in prose or verse, that illustrates one or more instructive lessons or principles. It differs from a fable in that fables employ animals, plants, inanimate obj
The Return of the Prodigal Son, by Rembrandt, 1660s
Parable of the Good Samaritan, as depicted by Jan Wijnants (1670)
Metaphor
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A metaphor is a figure of speech that, for literary effect, refers to one thing by mentioning another. Thus, it invites the audience to make a comparison between two normally unrelated entities or ide
1835 etching by George Cruikshank illustrating the metaphor of describing strong weather as "raining cats, dogs and pitchforks"
"The Asherah is part of a jigsaw in weaving together the feminine threads of a religious history that could be an important new breakthrough for women, she says." An example of mixed metaphor in print.
The phrase "world is a theater" is an absolute metaphor
A metaphorical visualization of the word anger