Can you please explain this to me in a simpler way. Thank you

Metaphors are used to help us understand the unknown, because we use what we know in comparison with something we don't know to get a better understanding of the unknown.

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Metaphors compare the unknown to the known.
metaphors are used to relate something we don't know to something we do. we use them all the time.
"Life is a journey" would be an example of a metaphor. I'm comparing the concept of life to something I'm already familiar with.
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