Word: metaphorically
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...eloquent homily used the Cathedral itself as a metaphor for his message of the Christian quest. "The spires of Saint Patrick's church are dwarfed by the skyscrapers of the New York skyline, yet in the heart of this busy metropolis, they are a vivid reminder of the constant yearning of the human spirit to rise...
...English teacher decided to stage Romeo and Juliet and make it a metaphor of our divided lives. By acting as young lovers on stage, John Abwole, the African Romeo, and I breached the wall separating us. My family and community reacted with appalling cruelty. Papa never spoke to me again...
...peace with Spain's large Muslim minority, Heston gave heroic heft to a pacifist warrior. At the end, the Cid, close to death, orders that his body be strapped to his horse and carried out to battle so that his presence will put fear into the enemy--a ripe metaphor for the enduring power of star quality...
...you’re applying to Brown.In fact, many legacies who apply to Harvard apply not because but in spite of the fact that their parents went here. Harvard has so many opportunities that it can encompass students who are very different from their alumni parents. To coin a metaphor, Harvard is like an expensive restaurant. You and your parents may both eat there, but you won’t eat the same thing. Also, the restaurant is very hard to get into, and the food is terrible because of rising costs. And if you are not wearing the shoes...
...spends most of the film debating large issues with other beautiful people (Sophia Loren, John Fraser, Raf Vallone) - until the film's final battle, when, nearly dead, he orders that his body be strapped to his horse so that his presence will put fear into the enemy - a peerless metaphor for star quality. El Cid is one of those miracle movies: the ideal melding of a star at the top of his form in a genre at its most intelligent and enthralling...