A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes a subject by asserting that it is, on some point
of comparison, the same as another otherwise
unrelated object. Metaphor is a type of analogy and is closely related to other rhetorical figures of speech that achieve their effects via association, comparison or resemblance
including allegory, hyperbole, and simile. In simpler terms, a metaphor compares two
objects/things without using the words "like" or
"as". One of the most prominent examples of a
metaphor in English literature is the All the world's a stage monologue from As You Like It: