The Importance of Metaphor in Formulating Concepts and Perceptions in Philosophy

When people talk to each other, they make widespread use of metaphor. In talk, metaphor is a shifting, dynamic phenomenon that spreads, connects, and disconnects with other thoughts and other speakers, starts and restarts, flows through talk developing, extending, and changing. Metaphor in talk both shapes the ongoing talk and is shaped by it. The creativity of metaphor in talk appears less in the novelty of connected domains and more in the use of metaphor to shape a discourse event and the adaptation of metaphor in the flow of talk. People use metaphor to think with, to explain themselves to others, to organize their talk, and their choice of metaphor often reveals- not only their conceptualizations- but also, and perhaps

The strongest usage of metaphor in this poem is in the first stanza in the line “write their knees with necessary scratches”. While scratches cannot be written, words can, so this insinuates that children learn with nature, and that despite its fading presence in today’s urban structures, it is a necessary learning tool for children. The poet has used this metaphor to remind the reader of their childhood, and how important it is to not just learn from the confines of a classroom, but in the world outside. This leads to create a sense of guilt in the reader for allowing such significant part of a child’s growing up to disintegrate into its concrete surroundings. Although a positive statement within itself, this metaphor brings upon a negative

Budge Wilson’s, The Metaphor, is a bildungsroman that blueprints Charlotte’s transition from a young, moldable girl into an independent woman through juxtaposition, allegory, and symbolism. Charlotte is an awkward seventh grader, who transforms into a well-round tenth grader before the eyes of the reader due to the influence of her teacher, Miss. Hancock. Her mother, calculated and emotionless, is the foil to Miss. Hancock’s wild, unorganized spirit. Charlotte finds herself drawn to Miss. Hancock, who her mother despises, which causes Charlotte internal strife. She pushes down her feelings, but through a traumatic experience, she discovers Miss. Hancock’s lessons are the ones her heart wants to live by, not her mother’s. Miss. Hancock and

In Brave New world, Aldous Huxley portrays a dystopian society that has lost all values and morals of today's civilization. There is also the social change occurring in the form of people beginning to talk more openly about subjects that have previously been kept behind closed doors. All of these political and social issues are shown by using imagery, metaphors, and symbolism to express Huxley’s tone toward how present-day society will become at the rate of the social and political change currently taking place in the world.

I find myself using the metaphor “don’t judge a book by its covers” very often. The nature of my job requires me to interact with new people every day. Working in luxury retail, although, I treat every customer equally, I must evaluate which customer is worth my time consulting with in order to meet my commission. It is easy to gravitate towards customers dressed in designer but I must remind myself to never reach a conclusion by how the customer is dressed. The metaphor helps me reevaluate which customer I should approach.

metaphor-"is a typical different method of expression that thinks about two things without utilizing any looking at words, (for example, like or as)." (Kirzner & Mandell, p. 208).

back on my experiences growing up in school and the teachers I had. First, I will talk about the different metaphors there are in teaching and learning. The three main metaphors that are featured in this article were transmission, facilitation, and catalyst. I found it very interesting to read about different opinion about teaching and learning like teachers are people who meet the needs of their students. The metaphor of transmission today I feel is seen in such a negative connotation. However, in some areas of the curriculum I believe it still can be effective. Moreover, it can be effective but it should not be the only metaphor you use. Facilitating should be integrated so students learn that learning comes from them and it will help them with self-motivation. Although, the responsibility does shift to the students a teacher still has an important role of providing the right conditions so learning can occur. For the guidance and coaching students need to be motivated and focus on their success. Lastly, for the metaphor of catalyst the most important thing is student engagement and knowing the level of pushing that is appropriate so students

I am a wolf on the prowl. The apex predator, I am intelligent, loyal, instinctual, and yearn for freedom. Aggression and patience mark my style of work, as I work with intense dedication to the goals with which I posses. Once I know the identity of my prey, once I have it within my grasp, there is nothing to distract me from what I want, and what I want, I will get. At full stride and the top of my game, I am impressive and intimidating, a force to be reckoned with.

Metaphor: A metaphor is a form of speech that a word or phrase is given to an object or action. The object or action should not be literally applicable.

José Ortega y Gasset, a renowned philosopher once wrote: “The metaphor is probably the most fertile power possessed by man”. Metaphors form a pervasive part of rhetoric, because they have a great influence of our cognitive process. (Pauley, 2014) The use of metaphors in rhetoric is very common; as metaphors have the power to make people act despite the ideologies that are being put forth. In this essay, the effectiveness of metaphors in an instance of rhetoric will be examined, as well as the implications that come as a consequence of utilizing metaphors in an instance of rhetoric. The instance of rhetoric that will be used in this particular case

I have a high level of appreciation for writers that can use metaphors the way you do. It makes the reading more enjoyable. I believe it is healthy to challenge the established when one has powerful and convincing arguments to support those new ideas. If we all agree on the same things, we would not be able to make debates and find solutions from different perspectives. I too struggle with the MLA formatting and it something I will have to keep working at.

This verbal-visual collage tries to show the destruction and violence present in the poem in contrast with the gentle yet mysterious section of the poem. I saw the clear difference between the two since the first section of the poem mentions “armies with trumpets” as well as “Zeppelins, helicopters, rockets, and bombs”. I then contrasted this part of the poem with the more mysterious and soft side of the poem that was defined with quotes like “lost in the clouds” and “I am standing staring at the top”.

Metaphors which are creative linguistic images of the objects, taken from the environment, are the integral part of any literary work. The nature of metaphor is considered in not only the linguistic, but also philosophical and psychological contexts. The main idea of this essay is to compare and contrast Friedrich Nietzsche and Northrop Frye`s treatment towards metaphor, which is described by both authors as a part of cognitive processes.

There are some similarities between the two articles, Metaphor in the Mind and Hands and Meaning and Motor Action. Metaphor in the Mind and Hands previewed four different experiments that tackled questions like, “1) Do speakers from gestural representations consistent with both the literal and metaphorical spatial content of their stories? 2) Is this true even when speakers express abstract ideas without using any spatial language? 3) If so, what functions do these gestures serve for the speaker?” (Casasanto and Lozano). These four experiments were crucial in the learning about how the connection between the hands and the mind actually works. The first experiment explored the attempt to spatialize the non-spatial. This experiment studied if speakers gave off gestures that are consistent with the spatial content of the stories they tell.

Shakespeare’s work is among the hardest to read because of its supposed complexity and sophistication. The language used in the Early Modern Era is different than that of the Post Modern Era. Audiences that saw the performances were aural learners and were able to pinpoint certain tones and facial expressions that readers may not detect through words. Watching the plays performed provided better feedback than readings do (Palfrey 10-11). Metaphors, implicit or explicit, are figures of speech that help compare two unlike things and are not designed for literal intake. Yet, with Shakespeare’s work, metaphors should be taken literally. According to George Lakoff and Mark Johnson, however, this technique of comparison allows metaphors to simultaneously highlight and hide certain attributes and/or qualities about the thing(s) being compared to (12-13). The highlighting and hiding of metaphors gives readers more insight into what Shakespeare may have meant at the time or even more so in what context did the people of the Elizabethan Age use language (Palfrey 11). Two important components of metaphors that do the highlighting and hiding are the vehicle and the tenor; each can be implicit or explicit as well. The metaphor in question emphasizes both the importance and unimportance of Lavinia’s character.