25 Examples of Negative Metaphor

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The negative metaphor It is a type of metaphor that consists in denying a term, which can be the real term or the metaphorical term, and in naming the other term. For example: It was not a field of roses, it was a red cloak.

A metaphor is a rhetorical figure that contains two terms: the real term, which refers to something that exists in reality and that may or may not be in the text, and the metaphorical or imaginary term, which refers to the real term but with a figurative sense.

In the negative metaphor you can deny the real term and name the metaphorical one. For example: It was not a field of roses (actual term), was a red cloak (metaphorical term). But you can also deny the metaphorical term and mention the real one. For example: It was not a blue field (metaphorical term), it was the sea (actual term).

For a metaphor to occur, it is important that the two terms have a similar relationship in terms of meaning. In the previous example, the two terms have a similarity relationship in relation to the color blue.

Examples of negative metaphor

1. It’s not a library, it’s a endless words, knowledge and stories.
2. It’s not lightning, it’s wrath of the king of the gods.
3. It’s not a cry, it’s the rain of sadness.
4. not the jungleit is the city.
5. It’s not the wheat, it’s the field gold.
6. Are not firefliesThey are the stars.
7. They are not hair, they are gold threads.
8. there are two diamondsThey are his eyes.
9. It’s not a forest, it’s the home of the animals.
10. Are not creepersThey are his deceptions.
11. They are not words, they are defense shields.
12. It’s not an earthquake, it’s the wrath of the earth.
13. It is not a red brushstroke in the gardenthey are roses
14. It is not a living libraryhe is a sage.
15. It’s not a win, it’s Touch the sky with your hands.
16. It is not a beautiful landscape, it is the paradise.
17. turned white as ivoryhe is not pale.
18. He is not angry, it’s smoking.
19. It’s not smart, it’s a Dolphin.
20. It’s not her heart leaping for joyIt’s your heart beating.
21. It is not the song of the canaries, it is the music of the forest.
22. It’s not the sigh of the mountainis the wind that comes from the mountain.
23. No is teasingmaking fun.
24. He’s not a great person he has a heart of gold.
25. Are not the windows of the soulThey are the eyes.

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