A powerful metaphor is when words or expressions are used to compare two things that are not similar, but the description makes a strong impact and creates a clear image or understanding in someone's mind.
Sentences with «powerful metaphor»
It's a bold image and powerful metaphor for the blood on which this country is built on. (indiewire.com)
It's one of the most powerful metaphors in any language, and it is the substance by which we measure our humanity. (firstthings.com)
Light is perhaps the most powerful metaphor in all of literature. (gse.harvard.edu)