Frederick's nerves were in a state of tension, not in a mere metaphoric sense.

I mean truth in the higher, metaphoric sense.

Its opening verse finds the singer in front of a mirror, in both a literal and metaphoric sense.

It can by no means be understood in its direct sense, but must be taken "in its metaphoric sense."

"And in a more metaphoric sense," he continued, "this is how I view my life.