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title: metaphor — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «metaphor» in the school dictionary: A metaphor is a way of describing something by saying it IS something else, to show what it is like, without using «like» or «as»: «The classroom was a zoo» means it was wild and noisy. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# metaphor

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**Who acts:** metaphor, way, classroom, zoo, thing, journey · **What happens:** be, describe, say, show, use, mean · **To what, where:** way, something, zoo, thing, metaphor, white blanket · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«metaphor» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [metaphor in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/metaphor.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A metaphor is a way of describing something by saying it IS something else, to show what it is like, without using «like» or «as»: «The classroom was a zoo» means it was wild and noisy.

<!-- fold The tree, 36 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:metaphor:m1:1
# text = A metaphor is a way of describing something by saying it IS something else, to show what it is like, without using «like» or «as»: «The classroom was a zoo» means it was wild and noisy.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	metaphor	metaphor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	describing	describe	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	_
9	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	IS	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	obj	_	_
14	else	else	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
18	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	17	obj	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
20	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
21	like	like	INTJ	UH	_	18	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
24	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	advcl	_	_
25	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	like	like	INTJ	UH	_	24	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	26	punct	_	_
28	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
29	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	30	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	as	as	ADV	RB	_	26	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	30	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	40	punct	_	_
33	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	38	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	35	det	_	_
35	classroom	classroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	38	nsubj	_	_
36	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	38	cop	_	_
37	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	38	det	_	_
38	zoo	zoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	38	punct	_	_
40	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
41	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	43	nsubj	_	_
42	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	43	cop	_	_
43	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	40	ccomp	_	_
44	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	45	cc	_	_
45	noisy	noisy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	43	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a metaphor | a way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **describe** | gerund | a way *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | a way *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is a** | present | metaphor | something |  |  |  | else *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **show** | to-infinitive | a way *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient |
| 6 | **use** | gerund | a way *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent like=Patient |
| 7 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | the classroom | a zoo |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 8 | **mean** | present | a zoo |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 9 | **is** | past | zoo |  |  |  |  | wild *property* | tree rules |
| 10 | **be** |  | zoo *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A metaphor can be a thing or idea that stands for something else: a journey can be a metaphor for growing up.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:metaphor:m2:1
# text = A metaphor can be a thing or idea that stands for something else: a journey can be a metaphor for growing up.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	metaphor	metaphor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	obl	_	_
13	else	else	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
17	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
18	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	cop	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	metaphor	metaphor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
21	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
22	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	20	acl	_	_
23	up	up	ADP	RP	_	22	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a metaphor | a thing or idea |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stand** | present | a thing or idea |  |  |  |  | for something | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer for something=Attribute |
| 3 | **is a** | can | a journey | a metaphor |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **grow up** | gerund | a metaphor *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«The snow was a white blanket» is a metaphor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:metaphor:x1:1
# text = «The snow was a white blanket» is a metaphor.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	blanket	blanket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	metaphor	metaphor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | the snow | a white blanket |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a white blanket | a metaphor |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The poet uses a metaphor to compare life to a river.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:metaphor:x2:1
# text = The poet uses a metaphor to compare life to a river.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	poet	poet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	metaphor	metaphor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	compare	compare	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | the poet | a metaphor |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent metaphor=Patient |
| 2 | **compare** | to-infinitive | the poet *not said here* | life |  |  |  | to a river | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«He has a heart of gold» is a metaphor; he is very kind.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:metaphor:x3:1
# text = «He has a heart of gold» is a metaphor; he is very kind.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	metaphor	metaphor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	very	very	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** *in a quote* | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a heart of gold | a metaphor |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | he |  |  |  |  | kind *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Explain what the metaphor tells us about the character.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:metaphor:x4:1
# text = Explain what the metaphor tells us about the character.
1	Explain	explain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	metaphor	metaphor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
6	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	iobj	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | the metaphor |  | us |  |  | about the character | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient what=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«My brother is a couch potato» is a funny metaphor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:metaphor:x5:1
# text = «My brother is a couch potato» is a funny metaphor.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	couch	couch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	potato	potato	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	metaphor	metaphor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | My brother | a couch potato |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a couch potato | a funny metaphor |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Underline the metaphor in the second line.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:metaphor:x6:1
# text = Underline the metaphor in the second line.
1	Underline	underline	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	metaphor	metaphor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	amod	_	_
7	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **underline** | imperative | you *not said here* | the metaphor |  | the second line |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent metaphor=Theme in line=Destination |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The storm in the story is a metaphor for her anger.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:metaphor:x7:1
# text = The storm in the story is a metaphor for her anger.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	metaphor	metaphor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the storm in the story | a metaphor |  |  |  | for her anger | tree rules |
| 2 | **anger** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom anger «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Time is a thief» is a metaphor, because time cannot really steal.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:metaphor:x8:1
# text = «Time is a thief» is a metaphor, because time cannot really steal.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	metaphor	metaphor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
12	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl:unmarked	_	_
13	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
15	really	really	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	steal	steal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Time | a thief |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a thief | a metaphor |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **steal** | can | a metaphor *not said here* |  |  |  | time |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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