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A metaphor is generally considered to be more forceful and active than an [[analogy]] (metaphor asserts two topics are the same whereas analogy may acknowledge differences). Other rhetorical devices involving comparison, such as [[metonym]], [[synecdoche]], [[simile]], [[allegory]] and [[parable]], share much in common with metaphor but are usually distinguished by the manner in which the comparison between subjects is delivered.
A metaphor is generally considered to be more forceful and active than an [[analogy]] (metaphor asserts two topics are the same whereas analogy may acknowledge differences). Other rhetorical devices involving comparison, such as [[metonym]], [[synecdoche]], [[simile]], [[allegory]] and [[parable]], share much in common with metaphor but are usually distinguished by the manner in which the comparison between subjects is delivered.
Example : The strings of a guitar drive me into the pool of [[music]].
==Structure==
==Structure==
The metaphor, according to [[I. A. Richards]] in ''The Philosophy of Rhetoric'' (1936), consists of two parts: the '''tenor''' and '''vehicle'''. The tenor is the subject to which attributes are ascribed. The vehicle is the subject from which the attributes are borrowed. Other writers employ the general terms '''ground''' and '''figure''' to denote what Richards identifies as the tenor and vehicle. Consider: [[All the world's a stage]]:-
The metaphor, according to [[I. A. Richards]] in ''The Philosophy of Rhetoric'' (1936), consists of two parts: the '''tenor''' and '''vehicle'''. The tenor is the subject to which attributes are ascribed. The vehicle is the subject from which the attributes are borrowed. Other writers employ the general terms '''ground''' and '''figure''' to denote what Richards identifies as the tenor and vehicle. Consider: [[All the world's a stage]]:-
