hasMetaphoricalForm

P81126
predicate

Indicates that one entity is expressed, represented, or understood through a metaphorical form or figurative expression involving another entity.

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All labels observed (16)

Label Occurrences
metaphoricallyUses 5
hasMetaphoricalAspect 4
hasMetaphoricalDescription 3

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: hasMetaphoricalForm
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is expressed, represented, or understood through a metaphorical form or figurative expression involving another entity.

Sample triples (34)

Subject Object
Toolbox
surface form: Toolbox (Stephen King's On Writing)
toolbox ⓘ
Stump of Jesse cut-down tree trunk ⓘ
Stump of Jesse stump with new shoot ⓘ
Dark Ages darkness via predicate surface "metaphoricallyUses" ⓘ
Fire (song) fire as symbol of inner drive via predicate surface "metaphoricallyUses" ⓘ
Fire (song) fire as symbol of passion via predicate surface "metaphoricallyUses" ⓘ
Fire (song) fire as symbol of courage via predicate surface "metaphoricallyUses" ⓘ
Soldier (song) soldier as symbol of loyalty via predicate surface "metaphoricallyUses" ⓘ
Heavenly court courtroom imagery via predicate surface "hasMetaphoricalAspect" ⓘ
Heavenly court books of judgment via predicate surface "hasMetaphoricalAspect" ⓘ
Heavenly court prosecuting angels via predicate surface "hasMetaphoricalAspect" ⓘ
Heavenly court defending angels via predicate surface "hasMetaphoricalAspect" ⓘ
Stalin’s organ pipe organ via predicate surface "metaphorBasedOn" ⓘ
The Twenty-Ninth Day pond and lily pad growth reaching the twenty-ninth day via predicate surface "hasCentralMetaphor" ⓘ
The Great White Whale whale via predicate surface "metaphorFrom" ⓘ
Bold as Love compares emotions to colors via predicate surface "hasColorMetaphor" ⓘ
The Entity's Realm inescapable torment via predicate surface "metaphoricalTheme" ⓘ
The Entity's Realm predator-prey cycle via predicate surface "metaphoricalTheme" ⓘ
Nightingale of India likens voice to a nightingale via predicate surface "comparativeMetaphor" ⓘ
The Spark fire ignition via predicate surface "metaphorFrom" ⓘ
Small Axe the power of the oppressed via predicate surface "metaphoricallyRepresents" ⓘ
Hummingbird Heartbeat love to a hummingbird’s rapid heartbeat via predicate surface "metaphorCompares" ⓘ
The Cathedral of the World humanity’s shared search for truth via predicate surface "metaphorDescribes" ⓘ
The Cathedral of the World many windows of religious insight via predicate surface "metaphorDescribes" ⓘ
Poem to a Horse toxic relationship to a wild horse via predicate surface "metaphorCompares" ⓘ
Black Unicorn unicorn via predicate surface "hasMetaphoricalMotif" ⓘ
Black Unicorn darkness and light via predicate surface "hasMetaphoricalMotif" ⓘ
The Bargain Store a woman as a bargain store via predicate surface "metaphoricallyRepresents" ⓘ
Roderick Elliston serpent in his bosom via predicate surface "hasMetaphoricalAffliction" ⓘ
fisher of men
surface form: Fisher of men
fishing via predicate surface "metaphorFrom" ⓘ
Gravedigger grave as symbol of life story via predicate surface "metaphorUsage" ⓘ
heavenly tablet (al-lawh al-mahfuz) in Islamic theology
surface form: al-lawh al-mahfuz
tablet via predicate surface "hasMetaphoricalDescription" ⓘ
heavenly tablet (al-lawh al-mahfuz) in Islamic theology
surface form: al-lawh al-mahfuz
book via predicate surface "hasMetaphoricalDescription" ⓘ
heavenly tablet (al-lawh al-mahfuz) in Islamic theology
surface form: al-lawh al-mahfuz
register via predicate surface "hasMetaphoricalDescription" ⓘ