what is meant by metaphor and alliteration? give some examples
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Metaphor:-
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Example:-
raining cats and dogs
Alliteration:-
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Example:-
I need not your needs, They're needless to me.
Explanation:
metaphor
A metaphor is a figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but do have something in common. Unlike a simile, where two things are compared directly using like or as, a metaphor's comparison is more indirect, usually made by stating something is something else.
example: America is a melting pot.
alliteration
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
example : Three grey geese in a field grazing. Grey were the geese and green was the grazing.