The word may also be used as a metaphor for young people at the peak of their beauty or health.

Q. Why is baseball so often used as a metaphor for life?

It is used as a metaphor of physical and spiritual health.

The term is also used as a metaphor for a dilemma.

The word is also used as a metaphor for 'finding one's way'.

Rape is used as a metaphor for the suffering of her race.

The rising of the sun setting is used as a metaphor for human life.

It is often used as a metaphor for a problem which has no easy or obvious solution.

Football is often used as a metaphor for various aspects of American life.

The passing of the seasons is often used as a metaphor for life itself.