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Metaphor

/mˈɛtəfɔr/
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(noun) The use of a word, phrase, concept, or set of concepts to refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit similarity between the thing described and what is denoted by the word, etc., that is used.

"He's a tiger when he's angry" is an example of metaphor.
It's apparently a metaphor for something uncatchable, light of body and fleet of foot.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The author used a powerful ____ to describe the character's overwhelming grief as a deep and dark ocean.

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