to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
metaphorical poem (of the Man'yōshū)
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
metaphorical poem (of the Man'yōshū); metaphorical form (of waka)