By Dates, Metaphors

CJ. really? I always hear it used when people go on blind dates. Is there another meaning? Like sexual attraction, chemistry?

Stephen Conway 1995 Literature and Virtue in Sidney’s “Apology for Poetry” In "An Apology for Poetry" Sir Philip Sidney attempts to reassert the fundamental importance of literature to society in general as well as to other creative and intellectual...

I'm horrible when it comes to poems. So, I need to identify figures of speech used in this poem (metaphors, similes, synecdoches, metonymies etc). I've tried to do that but if you see any mistakes or something that I have missed, please let me now. It's is called 'Harlem'.What...

'Name of the hotel goes here' Whenever you travel for any purpose, what you want is a hotel that offers the right balance of quality and price ratio, a good location and a functional and modern environment with comfortable rooms. In 'name of the hotel goes here', offer this balance, with...

I would like to ask you what are the "catch-phrases" that make you wince when you see them in writing George Orwell, in his wonderful 1946 essay, "Politics and the English language", listed some dying metaphors, for example, "...toe the line, ride roughshod over, stand shoulder to shoulder with,...

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Yes, sour grapes is the best IMO. But its synonyms given here: -------- sour grapes (n) Synonyms: resentment, jealousy, bitterness, ill feeling, envy, ill will, scorn http://ca.encarta.msn.com/thesaurus_561588523/sour_grapes.html --------- are flatly contradicted by Garner, and...

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Sorry, Sushi, my dictionary offers neither definition (granted it does not offer a lot of Latin genera). A phoenix was a fabulous bird that burst into flame and was reincarnated from its own ashes; as a metaphor, we use it properly for someone or something that falls from success to failure and...

Friday. That's quite soon, Parsa. We'll see what we can do. Quick intro. This = a dramatic monologue. You are being spoken to by the Duke. Techie stuff: it's written in heroic couplets with almost continuous enjambement. (What does this mean, in terms of the style of the poem? What effect...