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The Greek word of metapherein, the root word for metaphor, is composed of meta (over, across, higher, beyond) and pherein (to bear or carry) A metaphor carries meaning from one word, expression, or image to another, connecting the two concepts. Metaphors describe how something is something else: love is blind. An argument is a metaphor for an attack, defense and counterattack routine. In that case, the person we are talking to is no longer a participant in the conversation, but our opponent and rival.