noun: a word or phrase that means one thing and is used for referring to another thing in order to emphasize their similar qualities
noun: the use of metaphors in literature
noun: something that is intended to represent another situation or idea
noun: a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
See Also
As Above So below
Correspondence
Esoteric
Esotericism
Law of Correspondence
parable
Table of Correspondences
Table of Glands and Correspondences
8.4 - Wave types and metaphors