The Difference Between Metaphor and Truth/Reality

The adult speaks in figures of speech, the kid misinterprets them using concrete terms. —So we have several examples of this difference. Good lesson.

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Of course you know what a mixed metaphor is, right?

“Metaphor” is a generic term that we use for any figure of speech. However, when the figure of speech’s beginning and end don’t match, that’s what we call a mixed metaphor. For example (or should I say “for examples”):

Might you see one that’s not mixed?

Last panel, though I should add that “metaphor” is also often used as a generic term for any figure of speech.

Neither, and he finally got it right. ( For the first sentence, I nearly wrote “he finally got it right in the end.” Do you know what’s wrong writing it that way? Answer at the end of the post.)

Last panel:

Yup, not a figure of speech at all.; it’s plain old text.

PS—Answer: Using both “finally” and “in the end” is needless repetition, a pleonasm.

The humor is in whether the statements are metaphors or similes…

I was lucky! The comic for the next day contains the needed definitions:

the conversation continues…

and more:

As you can tell, Frazz is a pretty good comic for us English teachers. Go click the link below the first comic and read a few.