metaphor
A metaphor is a rhetorical device that sneaks truth behind the facade of words, leading the audience into a labyrinth of reality and illusion. The writer deliberately masks the intended meaning, sending the beast of imagination on the hunt. From casual chatter to the horizons of literature, metaphors perform a dance of ornate truth and deception. Instead of wielding truth as a sharp blade, they wrap it in soft cotton, leaving sometimes painful wounds, and other times offering armor of consolation. When the mask draped over language is finally torn away, what emerges is either the bitter sting of truth or a peculiar solace.