Answer:

METAPHOR

AnswerCrossword Clue
METAPHORFigure of speech in which two unlike things are compared
METAPHOR"The Asphalt Jungle," literarily
METAPHORFigure of speech
METAPHORIt's sometimes mixed
METAPHOR"All the world's a stage," for example.
METAPHOR"Why, the world's mine oyster."
METAPHORSomething often mixed
METAPHORImplied comparison
METAPHORNERVES OF STEEL
METAPHOR"Life is a bowl of cherries," e.g.
METAPHOR"A mighty fortress is our God," e.g.
METAPHORSand in an hourglass, for time
METAPHORIt may be mixed
METAPHORSymbolic figure of speech
METAPHORLove is a rose for example
METAPHOR"Life's a beach" is one
METAPHORSomething that shouldn't be mixed