What is a metaphor?

Question

1. when a nonliving thing is given human qualities
2. a direct comparison that does not use like or as
3. the literal meaning of a word
4. a comparison between two unlike things that uses like or as

Answer 1

A metaphor is defined as 2. a direct comparison that does not use like or as. It describes one thing by asserting that it is another, thereby highlighting similarities between the two.