I understand this question to mean "an action that is perceived or sensed rather than performed" so, for example a feeling or perception rather than an action - some examples are
-to want
-to love
-to need
-to wist
-to dislike
-to experience
-to perceive
-to feel
-to fear
Answer:
like if I was saying "oh this homework is a piece of cake" it would be a metaphor because I'm talking about something that is same as "this is easy"
so how to use a metaphor is by saying something that is using the same as the action or word your talking about and then turn it into a phrase like it's raining rocks like it's raining hard and there is a wall in front of my brain like your confused
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