Example Sentence:

• Allama Iqbal was celebrated as the "Poet of the East."

  • This sentence is an example of a metaphor.

Metaphor:

• A metaphor is an implicit or direct comparison between two unlike things.

• It describes one thing as being another, highlighting some shared quality, without using “like” or “as.”

• Bangla: যখন কোনো বাক্যে দুটি ভিন্ন বা বিজাতীয় জিনিসের মাঝে পরোক্ষভাবে বা রূপকার্থে তুলনা করা হয়।

Examples of Metaphor:

• "Life is but a walking shadow."

• "She's all states, and all princes, I."

• "Revenge is a wild justice."

• "All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players."

Other Figures of Speech:

1. Simile

• A simile explicitly compares two unlike entities using “like” or “as.”

• Example: Her words are as sweet as honey.

• Bangla: সুস্পষ্ট তুলনামূলক, উপমা।

2. Allusion

• An allusion is an indirect reference to another work, historical or mythical person, or event.

• Example: The winged boy I knew, But who wast thou, O happy, happy dove? (Keats: "Ode to Psyche")

• Bangla: কোনো বিখ্যাত ব্যক্তি বা ঐতিহাসিক ঘটনাকে পরোক্ষভাবে উল্লেখ করা।

3. Personification

• Giving lifeless objects or abstract ideas human-like qualities.

• Example: The sun smiled down on us.

• Bangla: নির্জীব বা জড় বস্তুকে ব্যক্তিরূপে প্রয়োগ করা।