SanTianna Simmons ENG 1102 25 April 2013 A metaphor is where you show how two unrelated things are similar. For example by saying "Love is a roller-coaster.” A key aspect of a metaphor is use a specific transference of a word into another context. The human mind creates comparisons between different things. The best writers use metaphors. Like poetry‚ a metaphor will express a thousand different meanings all at once‚ allowing the writer to convey much more content than they could do otherwise
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us with its convincing goodbyes and hope that we remember his passionate love‚ the dim lights of the dark skies. Wait a minute; I see something beyond the horizons. The seas‚ the hills‚ the trees‚the skies‚ the clouds‚ all ready to greet the morning star‚ to bow down to their king. It is as if they shouted out loudly with one voice. "All glory‚ all power and all sovereignty belongs to our master and king forever and ever‚ till the end of time!" It is meant to be. The day awaits it.
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What is a Metaphor ? A Metaphor is an “expression of an understanding of one concept in terms of another concept‚ where there is some similarity or correlation between the two” according to the LinguaLinks Library. Metaphors are used by anyone trying to convey an idea in an indirect manner. We use them daily without realizing it. Metaphors put a twist in daily language in that they are a unique way of describing a concept. There are common metaphors that we use everyday and
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We all use metaphors in our everyday lives. We use them to make a point‚ to make the language more alive or simply because some metaphors have become the correct word to describe something (also known as a dead metaphor. In the book “The Philosophy of Rhetoric” I.A. Richards describes the metaphor as consisting of two parts; the tenor (the subject) and the vehicle (the metaphor). When we say that somebody has “a heart of gold”‚ no one thinks that this is actually the case. But the phrase gives a
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Morning Walk: Morning Walk: During childhood‚ every day my mother woke me up saying‚ ’Rise and shine. The early bird gets the worm.’ I didn’t know then what she meant by these words. She wanted me to be an early riser‚ as she believed that early risers have more time to achieve their goals. Today I understand the meaning of these words‚ and I value the lesson that I learned. If you are an early riser‚ you would know how blissful mornings can be. At dawn‚ the first rays of the sun gently caress
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Monday Morning’s It is said by many that on Monday’s‚ it is the hardest day of the week. After two days of resting‚ Saturdays and Sundays‚ many dislike‚ Monday mornings‚ most often when they have to get up early to go to work for eight hours and or more. School!! I have assembly? “OH!” I would exclaim with the most amount of disappointment. Now as a school we would all have to stand up and now for a little more than thirty (30) minutes‚ we would have to listen to the principle‚ Fr
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from John Smith. My purpose today is to tell you why waking up early in the morning is my favorite time of day. Not only is it the moment I wake up to a smiling two year old‚ but it is also the moment my son allows me to cuddle with him without pushing away; and the moment I get to give him some kisses without him wiping them away with his hand. I will hold this award very dear to my heart because waking up every morning to my smiling son is the best gift I will ever receive. He is usually awake
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Literature Review on Metaphors From the Perspective of Cognitive Linguistics The definition of metaphor Traditionally‚ metaphor is a figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another by saying that one is the other‚ as in “He is a tiger”. It is a property of words‚ and is used for some artistic and rhetorical purpose. However‚ this view has been challenged recently by cognitive linguists (Liu & Wen‚ 2012: 249). Cognitive linguists and philosophers have shown that metaphors are not just a
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Definitions of communication According to Dr Mc Farland - Communication is the process of meaning full interactions among human beings. It is a process by which‚ meanings are perceived and understandings are reach among human beings. According to Brown - Communication is a process of transmitting ideas or thoughts from one person to another for the purpose of creating an understanding in thinking of the person receiving communication. According to Kelly - Communication is a field of knowledge
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Rosamond Lehman uses many of the ’fabric’ metaphors so we get to see how the mist looks‚ which is in turn‚ describes the mist/fog much better. "Lentil‚ saffron and fawn left behind." The words Lentil‚ saffron and fawn are all brown‚ orangy earthy colours describing London as she leaves it behind. London is all very built up and the the buildings are all very brown and dreary (linking back to lentil) "…but then the woollen day clarified…" ‚ the word ’woollen’ describes the mist/fog as wool which is a fabric
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