Literature Review on Metaphors From the Perspective of Cognitive Linguistics The definition of metaphor Traditionally‚ metaphor is a figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another by saying that one is the other‚ as in “He is a tiger”. It is a property of words‚ and is used for some artistic and rhetorical purpose. However‚ this view has been challenged recently by cognitive linguists (Liu & Wen‚ 2012: 249). Cognitive linguists and philosophers have shown that metaphors are not just a
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Why are metaphors used in poetry? Joseph Kelly says “A metaphor is a comparison” (Kelly XXXIII) a metaphor is a comparison between two unlike things that have something in common. It helps the writer create a verbal picture that helps the reader to see ideas more clearly. Metaphors are used in poetry and sometimes in our everyday life as a tool of communication to better paint a mental picture for the listener to better understand what it is we want to say or how we feel. A good example of poetry
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Metaphors are used on an everyday basis‚ whether it be through music‚ paintings‚ poems‚ and so forth. Sometimes words on their own are not sufficient enough to depict a certain message. Where words can fail‚ visual art possesses the ability to convey powerful messages to an audience. “There is Always Hope”‚ a painting by Banksy‚ presents a single piece of work that can be interpreted in a variety of ways‚ whether they be socially or politically. Through this art piece‚ Banksy illustrates a sense
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I chose the poem “Metaphors” by Sylvia Plath because the poem seemed familiar to me. I then remembered I read this poem in my senior class. My teacher was pregnant at the moment and she decided to give us this specific poem. Metaphors is rich in figurative language. All lines have a hidden meaning or require a little bit of thinking. At first when I read the poem I was a little confused. Later‚ with the simple clues given I discovered that it was about a pregnant woman. Plath composed a poem that
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Tone and metaphors play a critical role in the poem‚ "A Litany in Time of Plague". The tone of the poem helps set up some of the metaphors‚ and the metaphors help to reinforce the tone. Throughout the poem‚ one can find readily find examples setting the tone and several distinguishable metaphors. In this poem the tone and metaphors complement one another very well and go hand in hand in making this poem dramatic and meaningful. The tone in‚ " A Litany in Time of Plague"‚ is prayerful and gloomy
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Stevie Smith’s Metaphor of “Not Waving But Drowning” How is it possible to be surrounded by a million people yet feel so alone? In 1957‚ British poet Stevie Smith wrote a short poem‚ “Not Waving But Drowning‚” composed of twelve lines broken up into three stanzas. The literal words of the poem leave the reader with the image of a distressed man‚ thrashing around in the sea as onlookers lying around on the beach watch but do not help‚ as they believe the frantic man is fooling around and waving
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Harry Thurston’s “Miracle” is a simple and sweet poem‚ which displays the usage of an extended metaphor. As the speaker is in the process of explaining to his daughter as to why she should not pick the blossom and allow it to grow‚ he soon regrets telling her to stop. If Thurston meant to metaphorically convey this poem as the growth of his daughter‚ we can safely assume that the blossom mentioned in the second line of the poem that will “turn into a strawberry” (4)‚ represents his daughter as a
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In the essay “The Motive for Metaphor‚” Northrop Frye describes levels of the human mind. The first level of the human mind is consciousness and awareness. In this level of the mind you identify the differences objects from yourself. You name objects with nouns. Also on this level you qualify these objects to differentiate them. You describe the nouns with adjectives. The second level of the human mind is social participation. The language of this level are verbs and actions. This level describes
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The Conceptualization of 17th Century Inferiority in Conceptual Metaphors Our perception of the social system‚ morality and human relations is an influential factor on how human´s mentally and linguistically express themselves through figurative speech. By examining human´s tendency to personify abstract entities with concrete structures‚ increases our understanding of how the human lexicon associates and maps multiple source domains with their targets. As each individual´s experiences and background
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13 November‚ 2011 Analysis of the Metaphor in the “Fisherman” poem by Kurt Brown Life is a fishing ocean. This reveals the activities of man on a daily basis‚ where man has to go in search of his daily bread and the obstacles that he encounters. Brown’s poem‚ “Fisherman‚” illustrates the sad condition of man and life’s struggles through the metaphor of a fisherman. Reading the poem makes me observe how life is in this period of recession‚ where man’s ego is far seen but his contentment is appreciated
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