To confuse the listener

To give direct instructions

To describe one thing by referring to another

To provide scientific explanations

They are used only in poetry

They create vivid imagery and bypass logic

They are always scientifically accurate

They are always confusing

A metaphor that uses numbers

A metaphor that is always false

A metaphor that is always true

A metaphor that uses 'like' or 'as'

'The world is round'

'The world is a stage'

'The world is flat'

'The world is like a stage'

In verbs and adjectives

Only in verbs

Only in nouns

Only in adjectives