Craft: Metaphor

Merwin, Hecht, "Doubt"

Metaphor is another word for “transference,” the magic that occurs when a word is changed from its normal uses to evoke new meanings.

Mastering and making metaphors is one of the best ways to improve a poem. Metaphors are not just connotations, but a doorway to encyclopedic knowledge, extensions of meaning, and psychological connections. Metaphor is ess…