PPT-Mapping Metaphors in English

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Wendy Anderson and Ellen Bramwell University of Glasgow Mapping Metaphor with the Historical Thesaurus Mapping Metaphor with the Historical Thesaurus Mapping Metaphor

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Wendy Anderson and Ellen Bramwell University of Glasgow Mapping Metaphor with the Historical Thesaurus Mapping Metaphor with the Historical Thesaurus Mapping Metaphor with the Historical Thesaurus. A poetic introduction. Metaphor. Metaphors . are comparisons that show how two . different things are . similar . in one . important way (e.g. the moon and a ball are both round).. Writers . use metaphors to help them describe something more clearly and in a more original way. . Columbia . amundson. @interchange.ubc.ca. What is a metaphor?. a . figure . of speech in which two unrelated ideas are used together in such a way that the meaning of one. lends . definition to the other.. Simile. : . a comparison between two unlike things that have something in common. . A simile always uses the words . like. or . as. to make a comparison. . Examples: . It's been a hard day's night, and I've been working like a dog. - The Beatles . From . Readings in Rhetorical Criticism . by Carl R. . Burgchardt. . Hallie Morrow, . Aunja. . Norland. , Marissa Sturm, Kia Porter. ,. Courtney . Anthony. , Marissa Flinders, Brett . Hogg & Josh . Poetry. Review! Poetry Terms!!. Topic?. Theme?. Imagery. ?. Onomatopoeia?. Alliteration?. Similes!!. What is a . simile. ?. A comparison of two unlike items using “like” or “as”. Similes are often used as imagery—to paint a picture in your head by comparing two things.. A Lesson for Aspiring Writers. Descriptive Language. Helps readers to imagine scenery, characters and events.. Uses the five senses:. Sight. Sound. Taste. Touch. Smell. It uses the 5 senses to make comparisons:. What is a metaphor?. Bob is a ray of sunshine. . . Bob is a tortoise.. Bob is a ripe banana. . (Bruce Fraser’s study). When does a metaphor become an idiom?. Bob is having a whale of a time.. Bob is broke.. Metaphors are in bold ; Similes are underlined From Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling (Scholastic, 1998) ck, which came in very useful as she craning over garden fences , teaching. Zoltán. . Kövecses. Eötvös. . Loránd. University, . Budapest. Key . notions. SYSTEMATICITY. MOTIVATION. THEORETICAL EXPLICITNESS. COHERENCE. CULTURAL EMBEDDEDNESS. SALIENCE. CREATIVITY. of TIME . in British and Romanian . business press. Teodora . Popescu. This work was supported by a grant of the Romanian National Authority for Scientific Research and Innovation, CNCS – UEFISCDI, project number PN-II-RU-TE-2014-4-2785.. METAPHOR. A . figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally . applicable; a symbol or representation.. Example. Love is . an open door.. Comparing love to an open door represents how love is an opportunity. The open door represents hope, honesty, and adventure. She is saying love brings you these feelings as well.. Lead line mapping. Lead line mapping was the earliest form of seafloor mapping; this technique was used in ancient Egypt.. A rope with a weight on the bottom was marked at different “fathoms” and dropped overboard until it hit the sea floor.. What is a metaphor?. A metaphor is a LOT like a simile. So, what is the difference?. A metaphor . does not. use . LIKE. or . AS. to make comparisons. But they still compare…. So, what does a metaphor look like?. these tools may offer educators as yet unrealised and potentially complementary functions to aid The over-riding aim of all mapping tools is similar. If students can represent or manipulate a complex

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