Guest  +  46274 Sun, 19 Sep 04 05:15 PM I need, some examples of metaphors Guest Examples of Metaphors, Metaphors

	matthewg  +  46299 Sun, 19 Sep 04 07:23 PM When you want something, ask a question. What you've written there is a badly punctuated statement. A metaphor is a way of expressing an idea that cannot be conveyed literally. For example: "A good grasp of the language." "Wrapped around her little finger." "As free as a bird." This is not a metaphor, it is a simile, because the comparison is made explicit. When a metaphor is used often enough to be taken for granted, it is called a dead metaphor. The word "understanding," for example, is a dead metaphor coming from the idea that to "stand under" something means to know it thoroughly. A form of metaphor commonly found in literature, and particularly in poetry, is extended metaphor or anology. This not just a sign of intelligence and wit, but also a stunning show of the capabilities of the English language. George Orwell's Animal Farm, for example, is an extended metaphor of the Russian Revolution. Pink Floyd's Wish you where here is an extended metaphor of a couple trapped in world of their own. matthewg Joined on Mon, Sep 6 2004 Full Member 395 Literature, Metaphors

	hitchhiker  +  149728 Thu, 20 Oct 05 09:18 AM Also: Examples of metaphors hitchhiker Joined on Mon, Nov 18 2002 Richmond, UK Senior Member 4,034 Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea - massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind-boggling amounts of excrement...

	CalifJim  +  315702 Mon, 15 Jan 07 11:27 PM Speaker meaning must differ from word meaning or there is no metaphor. I don't see what the speaker could have meant by saying the heat of a summer day other than the meaning of the words the heat of a summer day, as in The heat of a summer day can certainly make me feel lazy. Therefore, it's not a metaphor as it stands, although perhaps some context could be created around those words which would make them metaphoric, as in Lovely Lucy is the heat of a summer day. CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,379 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Metaphors

	CalifJim  +  439317 Tue, 06 Nov 07 03:12 AM Here's one possibility.  You could try making statements based on the metaphor of competition as war.  For example, you could construct sentences using words taken from the field of warfare (shoot down, mine field, fight, struggle, siege, conquer territory, etc.) to describe competitive personal or business relationships. CJ CalifJim Metaphors