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A figure of speech in which a comparison between two things are made. Metaphors are one of the most common forms of figurative language. Perrine states that “it may take one of four forms: (1) that in which the literal term and the figurative term are both named; (2) that in which the literal term is named and the figurative term implied; (3) that in which the literal term is implied and the figurative term named; (4) that in which both the literal and the figurative terms are implied” (1461). Connolly speaks of four figures of speech that are similar. They are [[simile]], metaphor, [[personification]], and [[allegory]] (141). Although a simile also uses comparisons they are usually connected by the words like, as, such, and thus. Sometimes a  metaphor can be extended through a whole [[narrative]], this is called allegory. The Encyclopedia Britannica suggest that there are two parts to a metaphor, the tenor and vehicle.  Tenor is the literal meaning and vehicle is for the figurative meaning.