My favorite metaphors about dreams are: Sweet dreams My wildest dreams A dream is a seed in the mind So other great dream idioms include: The American dream Living the dream A pipe dream Below, I’ve outlined a range of examples of dream similes, idioms and metaphors in the English language. They’re by no means …
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Some of my favorite sky metaphors are: The velvet cloak Angry skies Burning skies The earth’s roof An ocean of stars Some great sky idioms are: Blue sky research The sky is falling in Touching the sky. That’s not all! I’ve got 13 examples below. These sorts of metaphors, idioms and similes can help you …
Stone and rock metaphors, similes and idioms employ the characteristics of rocks, particularly: That they’re hard to break. That they’re hard to move! So you can come up with creative analogies using stones and rocks, like: You’re my rock I’m between a rock and a hard place Below are 11 of my favorite metaphors, similes …
Silence metaphors, similes and idioms can highlight both positive and negative silences. For example you can ‘soak it in’ if it’s enjoyable, but if it’s not enjoyable it might be: Gnawing Deafening, or Mocking you Below are all 10 of my favorite silence metaphors, similes, analogies and idioms that can be used in poems, narratives …
Friendship can be described in a variety of figurative ways to enrich your writing. Whether it’s for a thank you card or a novel about friendship, I’ve compiled some of the best friendship metaphors, similes, analogies and idioms that I’ve found. Many friendship analogies relate to friends as people who are people who care for …
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Snow metaphors, similes, analogies and idioms can be used to create an image in the mind of your reader, such as: Snow is a blanket on the landscape. Snow is dancing as it falls. The landscape was pillows of snow. Others can create great aural metaphors, like: The snow hushed the landscape. The snow chewed …
Growth metaphors, similes and analogies can be used to explain personal growth, the development of a company, or even the growth of a tree! In fact, many growth metaphors are linked to plant growth, such as: Green shoots. A blooming flower. Tending to your garden. Others highlight that growth is not a linear process, for …
Loneliness metaphors often invoke times in which you’re detached from society. Examples include: Echo Chamber Deserted Island Prison At other times, they point to the fact it is hard to get rid of, like: Being Stuck in a Maze A Dark Cloud Following You A Shadow I’ve outlined 15 metaphors, analogies and similes for loneliness …
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Beauty metaphors can be used to add flair to your descriptions of people you find amazing, like: She is a rare jewel. She is a rose. She is an angel. Others can be used to describe how their beauty makes you feel, such as: Her beauty is intoxicating. She blew me away. She set off …
Cloud metaphors can be used to explain their features, such as: They’re pillows in the sky. They’re sheep in the sky. They’re a sponge. They can also be used to explain phenomena entirely unrelated, like: Dark clouds on the horizon – something bad is coming. On cloud nine – feeling euphoric. Head in the clouds …
