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    A Deeper Connection Metonymy has a way of connecting with the readers‚ emotionally‚ mentally and physically. In doing so‚ this type of figurative writing can be powerful enough to make the reader believe that this product can change them for the better. Beauty products are a huge market‚ which makes the industry very competitive; businesses number one priority is making sure their ads are capable of connecting with the reader. Although metonymy can be represented in many different ways‚ there can

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    Tea Party: a new metaphor for project managers An analysis of use of metaphors in research Submitted by: Ram Kumar Dhurkari (FPM/02/04/IT) Ankita Tandon (FPM/02/01/O) The use of metaphor in organizational research is to highlight features of a process by way of comparing and contrasting. The metaphor provides a method to analyze parallels between the metaphor and the organization

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    Metaphor: To carry over The process of transferring or carrying over an aspect of one object to another. **Must be similar characteristics in each object to be effective Metaphorical rhetorical analysis combines a variety of components from other styles of criticism we have studied. It begins by using the Tenor (The topic being explained) and the vehicle (The mechanism through which we view the topic) to identify the metaphors found in the artifact. Much like cluster criticism‚ you use the metaphors

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    Comments on English Poetic Metaphors ABSTRACT The painters keep the scenery on the drawing board via pigment while the poets create the feeling of grace and depth via metaphors. Metaphor is a commonly-used figure of speech both in English and Chinese poems. With metaphor‚ poems become vivid‚ colourful‚ artistic and moving. The use of metaphors in English poems shows the nature and culture factors are quite influential in literature works. Nowadays‚ metaphor is more and more being concerned

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    Thomas Putnam Many of the characters in The Crucible have motives behind their accusations of witchcraft. They all seek some form of personal gain‚ such as preserving a good reputation or acquiring more land. Thomas Putnam is one of these characters. He is vindictive and bitter‚ and willing to do anything in order to attain more land. Salem Village‚ Massachusetts‚ was a small settlement begun by Puritans. The Puritans were a very religious group of people who believed strongly in the existence

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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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    When first reading “Metaphors” by Sylvia Plath‚ the reader may find him or herself confused‚ or at least unsure of the meaning of this poem. The poem uses numerous images that‚ at first glance‚ don’t seem to have anything in common. However‚ the careful reader (or the luck one) will see the connection: all of these have something to do with round‚ big objects. If the reader takes into the account the “nine” syllables‚ symbolising nine months‚ and the imagery that relates to bloatedness and roundness

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    Kerr Inkson places a reliance on metaphor to enhance our understanding of careers. Critically assess this reliance in relation to the use of 4 metaphors of careers provided: career as actions‚ roles‚ relationships and (a) resource. In the early 21st century‚ career is a common term used to describe a pattern of work experience that occurs throughout a person’s lifetime (Arnold‚ 1997). This definition explains that a person has only one career but may have several occupations and a variety of

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    Troy and Rose’s emotions have clearly been understood by the reader‚ however‚ they can not express them in clear words to each other instead they use metaphors to communicate their feelings to each other. Metaphors and word choice allow their feelings to be understood while increasing those feelings based on their personalities and outlooks on life. Troy sees his life with Rose as a consolation prize for not being good enough to hit a homerun in life; this shows he is a pessimistic person who does

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    life happenings. It was just a part of Tony’s life journey. In the City of God‚ original sin appears as the sin of pride. The city is Augustine’s metaphor of choice simply because‚ in his day‚ the city was the cultural and political model. Father Tom uses “defining satire” as a metaphor to help Tony see a different perspective of his life this metaphor is based on what Tony is familiar with. As Augustine speaks of two cities‚ two social order: the city of God and the earthly city‚ which co-exist

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