Metaphors And Meanings Of Metaphors

Metaphors are considered to be one of the most important forms of figurative languages used in everyday speech, prose, fiction, and poetry. According to the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, a metaphor is “a figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison” (Van Engen, 2008). Metaphors are used to enhance imagination of the reader when reading stories and poems. Metaphors make imaginative comparisons between two completely different objects; one object said to be another. For instance, in the poem Casey at the Bat, the author uses a metaphor to compare players to objects by stating the players are those actual

A metaphor, used as a communication skill, is best described in a political way. Think of Reagan’s Voodoo economics, or Bill Clinton building a bridge to the 21st century. Politicians can easily scam an ignorant voter, should one not understand a metaphor. For example: Clinton refers to building a bridge, but does not tell us with which tools he

22. A metaphor is a figurative of speech that is implicitly or blatantly used to compare two or more unlike objects that share a common similarity.

When we think of metaphor, do we think good, bad, or do we just think it 's just a thing that we use and not put much thought into it? Well reading this book called I is an Other by James Geary has really opened my eyes to really understand the concept of metaphor and what some of its purposes are. I must say that before reading this book I had never thought of metaphor more than what I thought it was, but the way Geary talks about it definitely made me think on how it does affect us and that we use it much more than we think. Geary touches on a lot of points that involve metaphor without us even knowing it is there. For instance, Geary says that metaphor is not just restricted to literature and art, but it is also used to reach people in ways like advertising, politics, and money (3). He talks about metaphor being part of our lives from the very early stages of life, and how we use it to understand things better. Not only that, but he talks about how metaphor is used in both good and bad ways, and how we can use it to express ourselves. He explains throughout the book that it is almost impossible not to use it, so it is something that is a part of us, and without it we would be like robots. With all the evidence that has been provided I have came to the conclusion that metaphor is something we cannot avoid, but that 's not a bad thing. Although it can sometimes be a bad thing, the way metaphor generally affects us is positive because it allows us to understand complex

Although there are diversified classifications of the term ‘metaphor’, this research will merely focus on the aspect of metaphor that was put forward by a cognitive linguist. “In the cognitive-linguistic view, metaphor is defined as understanding one conceptual domain in terms of another conceptual domain” (Kövecses, 2002, p.4).

I am sitting on an inflatable tube in the middle of Lake Michigan. I’m not sure how I got here. Suddenly, I hear “Lean back!”; I’m not sure why, but I just lean back. I’m so scared, I don’t know what is happening. I see a big white boat with blue dual canvas start to go fast, and I feel a jerk. I don’t know what’s happening! Is the tube sinking? Am I going to drown? What is happening? The boat is now going fast, and I’m told I can sit up now. I am kneeling on the tube for five seconds, and I say “OH MY GOSH! This is so fun!!!”. I can’t believe that I have never done this before. I was being pulled so fast that the wind dried my face from the splashing fishy water. There is a wave and my knees fly almost a foot off of the tube! This is the

A metaphor is an implicit comparison between two objects or concepts. This device adds to the persuasive power of the speech because it bridges familiar concepts that are simple to understand with those that may be more difficult to grasp. For example, in line 102, the governor states that the “agenda … is not one forged in isolation.” This statement compares the agenda to the success of Canada, which is the result of Canadians working together as one cohesive unit. This metaphor is very powerful, evoking an emotional response from the audience members because it intertwines with their ideas of how Canada should be run. The governor uses this metaphor to draw on the parliament members’ ingrained beliefs to persuade them to follow this agenda. If they do so, the governor seems to say, Canada will be even

Generally, people see metaphors as a device of the poetic or literary imagination: a figure of speech or a rhetorical flourish. However, metaphors are so much more. First, they form a kind of conceptual system, influencing both cognition and emotion. They frame how people think about difficult or complex problems. “The importance of metaphors to language in general, and rhetoric in particular, cannot be overstated. Metaphors are the foundational element of language through which our concepts and meanings are formed” (Cox). Second, they provide insight into the rhetor’s thoughts, opinions, and attitudes. The metaphors one chooses to employ act like an ideological footprint, identifying how the person truly feels or thinks.

Metaphors can be used in a way to help relate to others an experience or feeling that and is difficult to describe to people who have never been in that situation and who may not understand. I have used various forms of metaphors in the past to describe my chronic illness. I have used this language to help myself and others conceptualize my disease. “It’s all in your head.” I don’t know how many times I have heard that metaphor being used to describe my symptoms. When I first was diagnosed with my illness, my doctors used metaphors like, “we will use all the weapons at our disposal” or “your body is trying to destroy rogue cells. ” My mom’s favorite metaphor to use when describing my disease is that my life “is a marathon, not a sprint and

Marshak, R. (1996) Metaphors in organizational settings: Impact and outcome. In D. Grant & C. Oswick (Eds.), Metaphor and organizations (pp. 147-165). London: Sage

This quote is intriguing since it can be translated in a number of interpretations; however, each discloses a similar allegation. One interpretation may relay a metaphor in which the simple action of thinking a particular idea relates to loading the pistol and when spoken aloud, the bullet are shot. Thoughts are inevitable; human nature is merciless, forcing us to constantly consider the right and wrong, best and worst, harm or aid, etc. It is when these silent mentalities are exposed, culminating with other peoples’ that problems truly arise, usually in a more aggressive manner. From another perspective, one may translate already spoken words as loaded pistols and the resulting actions are the firing pistol. This is incredibly close to the

I think that using "similies" and ""metaphors" add creative expression in writing. Similies is when we compare two different things and it use the word like or as. Using similie in writing adds an additional interest for readers. It doesn't make writing boring. It can take a long words to explain feelings without using similies but if I am using similies I can explain all my feelings in one line so using similies makes the writing creative. Using similies can draw a picture or can gives a king of feeling to the reader for example "The blanket is soft" doesn't gave any idea how soft it is but if I will say that "The blanket is as soft as a feather" it gave the idea and feeling to the readers how soft the blanket is in

From writing this essay the value towards it is that there is no greater value than learning something new every day since there is always something to improve in. As I writer I found the metaphor part complicated since this is something that not at all ever asked from a writer often to do, and on top of that I lack experience with metaphors and just reminds me of poems a topic in which is not one of my strongest topics, but overall that was the part I found complicated due to its

Metaphors help simplify complex concepts by integrating an already know term to a new term, therefore making it more comprehensible to the readers. In his book, Images of Organization, Gareth Morgan (2006) simply applied metaphors in bringing to our understanding the different perspectives and faces of organizations (Bottero, K, 2013) This paper would pinpoint and attempt to examine the major metaphoric postulations of Gareth Morgan’s Images of Organization. As Morgan would say, the entire management and organizational theories essentially emanate from implicit mind frames or metaphors that attempt to convince humans to see, know and visualize situations in

Common sense seems to dictate that metaphors are common tools used in everyday life to enhance our reading, writing and language. In addition to metaphors enhancing our reading, writing and language, George Lakoff and Mark Johnson imply in their book, Metaphors We Live By, that metaphors do more than those three things, that they also make up our conceptual system. In Lakoff and Johnson’s view, “Our ordinary conceptual system…is fundamentally metaphorical in nature…[and] is not something we are normally aware of” (3). In other words, the way we act and think is metaphorical and we don’t know even know it. Furthermore, Lakoff and Johnson go into detail on why metaphors are important by suggesting, “Our concepts structure what we perceive, how one gets around in the world, and how one can relate to other people” (3). Their point is that if our concepts, structure our everyday life and our conceptual system is metaphorical than what we do each day is, “… a matter of metaphor” (3). With this better understanding of how metaphors are used daily without us realizing it, we can see more clearly where metaphors can be used, therefore one can also analyze how they relate to our everyday lives. The metaphors I chose to analyze and contrast that we’ve done in our lives are academic reading is learning how to tie your shoes and fun reading is a rollercoaster.