Analysis of Animal Metaphors on the novel Life of Pi
Chapter 1 Introduction
A metaphor is a figure of speech that describe a subject by asserting that it is,on some point of comparison,the same as another otherwise unrelated object.Metaphor is a type of analogy and is closely related to other rhetorical figures of speech that achieve their effects via association, comparison or resemblance including allegory, hyperbole, and simile.(wikipedia,2012,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphor) Metaphor is not only important in our life,but also inescapable in literature,especially in this great novel,Life of PI.
In this essay,I want to introduce the application of metaphor in literature and study its effect and function in this particular novel.I will compare similarities of vehicle and the tenor of metaphors in this novel and further dig out the author’s intentions of using metaphors.Also,I want to inspect the significance of metaphors in this novel and using the article to help people better understand the novel and the meaning of it.The main body of the essay is divided into four parts.After introducing metaphor in literature,I will spend some time expounding the novel Life of PI,revealing the distinct characteristics about the novel and its particular metaphor styles.Then,the unique animal metaphors in the novel are my focus.And I will carefully describe the details and meanings of different animal images.
Chapter 2 Metaphor in Literature
2.1 Definition
According to I.A.Richard,metaphor functions as a double unit and is consisted of two parts,namely,’tenor’ and ‘vehicle’.’Tenor’ refers to the principle subject,and ‘vehicle’ means figurative term.In literature,metaphor is the odd juxtaposition of of words(symbols) that either suggests or expresses a new or relatively new meaning.Metaphors can be used either to convey a meaning in the context of a story or poem,or when used as root metaphors they can form the underlying image or assumption of the entire work.(Earl R. MacCormac,1972) In many literature
A metaphor is a figure of speech that describe a subject by asserting that it is,on some point of comparison,the same as another otherwise unrelated object.Metaphor is a type of analogy and is closely related to other rhetorical figures of speech that achieve their effects via association, comparison or resemblance including allegory, hyperbole, and simile.(wikipedia,2012,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphor) Metaphor is not only important in our life,but also inescapable in literature,especially in this great novel,Life of PI.
In this essay,I want to introduce the application of metaphor in literature and study its effect and function in this particular novel.I will compare similarities of vehicle and the tenor of metaphors in this novel and further dig out the author’s intentions of using metaphors.Also,I want to inspect the significance of metaphors in this novel and using the article to help people better understand the novel and the meaning of it.The main body of the essay is divided into four parts.After introducing metaphor in literature,I will spend some time expounding the novel Life of PI,revealing the distinct characteristics about the novel and its particular metaphor styles.Then,the unique animal metaphors in the novel are my focus.And I will carefully describe the details and meanings of different animal images.
Chapter 2 Metaphor in Literature
2.1 Definition
According to I.A.Richard,metaphor functions as a double unit and is consisted of two parts,namely,’tenor’ and ‘vehicle’.’Tenor’ refers to the principle subject,and ‘vehicle’ means figurative term.In literature,metaphor is the odd juxtaposition of of words(symbols) that either suggests or expresses a new or relatively new meaning.Metaphors can be used either to convey a meaning in the context of a story or poem,or when used as root metaphors they can form the underlying image or assumption of the entire work.(Earl R. MacCormac,1972) In many literature