The fluffiness of a cloud might remind you of the fluffiness of a sheep. But if you say they are a sheep, then you have created a metaphor. If you look up at the clouds you might see they look a lot like a sheep (if you say they look like a sheep it would be a simile). The following metaphors and similes describe the shape and features of clouds. Read Also: Sleep Metaphors Metaphors to Describe Clouds But you might also frame it as a metaphor when you see someone in a deep sleep. Imagine how comfortable it would be to sleep on something as soft as a cloud! This saying is usually used as a simile when you describe the comfort of a new bed – it’s “like” sleeping on clouds. When we say ‘sleeping on clouds’, we mean to say we had a lovely sleep. But from down below, sometimes they do seem like a big barrier or even a saucer holding the water up in the sky ready to drip. Of course, this isn’t quite how it works – the clouds are the water. The gates open out and let water shower down on us. It gives us this impression that the clouds are floodgates holding water up. We use this saying when it starts to rain. The idea here is that blue skies have emerged, signifying happier days after a terrible time that has finally come to an end. This saying can be used as a metaphor to explain a moment in which bad times came to an end – finally! It’s very similar to the metaphor outlined earlier that the ‘sun peeked out from behind the clouds’. Turn forth her silver lining on the night,Īnd casts a gleam over this tufted grove. Turn forth her silver lining on the night? The saying originates from John Milton’s poem Comus: A Mask Presented from 1634: Sometimes the positive aspect can’t be seen yet, but this saying implies you can find one if you look hard enough. It’s usually used to comfort people who are distraught and can’t see positivity in a situation or a way out. This saying is to say that there is good to be seen even terrible situations. You might say this if you are having a day where you are struggling to read or think through complex ideas, maybe because you drank too much the day before or if you’re super tired. It’s analogous to the idea of trying to see something but being unable to see it through the fog. This metaphor uses the idea of a ‘foggy mind’ to refer to the idea that you’re struggling to think straight. So, you might say that someone who is dreaming up fanciful ideas, you might say: “that guy’s hot his head in the clouds”, meaning he’s detached from reality. If someone’s head is so far up in the sky that it’s in the clouds, you can’t listen to and pay attention to the people around you. To have your head in the clouds is to be disconnected from reality. Being up high and being happy are commonly associated, as outline in my article on happiness metaphors. So, this saying is to imply that you’re very high. This idiom comes from an old taxonomy of clouds published in 1895. To be on cloud nine is to be extremely happy. You might need to prepare as soon as possible! Once the clouds come overhead, there will be a storm and you’ll need to ‘ batten down the hatches’. It might not be occurring any time soon – the horizon is a fair way off – but the clouds are on their way. This idiom is used to explain that something bad is coming. The sun often symbolizes positivity while the clouds symbolize negativity and dreariness. It’s the first sign that a storm has ended and happier days are coming. The concept here is that the sun peeking out from the clouds is the emergence of better days ahead. I outlined this saying in my metaphors for hope article. Conclusion Cloud Metaphors and Idioms in our Language 1.
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