metaphors is a form of:

Metaphor



noun
1.
(the application of a word or phrase to something that it does not apply to literally) ពាក្យប្រៀបធៀប
Example: Striking originality in her use of metaphor.
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
The transference of the relation between one set of objects to another set for the purpose of brief explanation; a compressed simile; e.g.: the ship plows the sea.
1.
allegory, comparison, correlation, likening, resemblance, similarity, substitution, symbolism