The word metaphor alone is usually a metaphor, coming from a Greek phrase meaning 'transference (of possession)'. The user of the metaphor alters the reference in the term, "carrying" it from one particular semantic "realm" to another. It is said that a metaphor is 'a condensed analogy' or 'analogical fusion' https://apollobookmarks.com/story18586247/details-fiction-and-metafora