PPT-What is a metaphor ?

A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase that denotes a certain object or idea is applied to another word or pharse to imply some similarity between them Examples of metaphors using words and phrases the inside . English 521. Literal vs. Figurative Language. LITERAL: . - means a description from the actual . text;. the obvious, explicit detail.. what the story/poem tells us directly about and object, character, or event. Greg Stryk. Cam Rodrigues. Brent Pizzamiglio. The More You Know. What are the main components of a simile and a metaphor. What separates the two. Tenor - the literal aspect/what holds the meaning . Vehicle - what conveys the comparison . A metaphor that extends through several lines or through an entire piece.. "The . telescoped metaphor. . . . probably takes its name from the way in which pocket telescopes pull out from themselves when we extend their concentric tubes. . . .. Basic concepts and assumptions. B. y the use of metaphors the ability to understand and to express in language the experience of the world unbelievably increases. .. . . B. y the use of metaphors the ability to understand and to express in language the experience of the world unbelievably increases. Easter Island. Diamond writes:. I have often asked myself, “What did the Easter Islander who cut down the last palm tree say while he was doing it?” Like modern loggers, did he shout “Jobs, not trees!”? Or: “Technology will solve our problems, never fear, we’ll find a substitute for wood”? . Ekaterina . Shutova. Computer Lab, University of Cambridge. NAACL . 2010. Outline. What is metaphor. The idea and overview of the system. Experimental data. Method. Evaluation. Conclusion. Metaphor in this paper. SIMILE. METAPHOR. ALLUSION. . HYPERBOLE. UNDERSTATEMENT. Rhetorical Analysis. What the Author Does. Rhetorical devices . are the tools the writer uses to produce the writing. . Rhetorical technique . teaching. Zoltán. . Kövecses. Eötvös. . Loránd. University, . Budapest. Key . notions. SYSTEMATICITY. MOTIVATION. THEORETICAL EXPLICITNESS. COHERENCE. CULTURAL EMBEDDEDNESS. SALIENCE. CREATIVITY. by CAROL ANN DUFFY. In . his. . darkroom. . he. is finally alone. with . spools of suffering . set out in . ordered rows.. The only light is . red. and softly glows,. as though this were a church . China in the British Economic Press. Minyao Tang. Department of Journalism Studies. The University of Sheffield, UK. Research Questions. 1) How did . the British Economic Press construct metaphorical . Which of the following is an example of . hyperbole. ?. He is like a mouse in front of the teacher.. I have a ton of homework to do tonight!. She looks really, really, tired today.. Her voice was music to my ears.. Go Figure Workshop. June, 2013. overview. 1. . Verbal v. non-verbal metaphors. 2. Image and affect. 3. A . Davidsonic. alternative. 4. Ways of showing and ways of meaning. 5. Self-expression through . English 7. Metaphor. A. figure of speech in which a word is applied to an object or action and doesn’t literally . applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “ His Cotton candy words did not appeal to her taste.”. Metaphor: . a thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else, especially something abstract. 3 Branches of Government Metaphor. For . this assignment you will work on your own or with 1 partner and create a metaphor poster that completes this comparison: “The three branches of government under the Constitution are like a …” You will also design and create an illustration for your metaphor, complete with a brief written explanation of why the metaphor is accurate. Your group’s metaphor must have the following features:.