The machine metaphor is defined as an organization that operates in a mechanistic-like manner (Morgan 12). These organizations are very centralized and structured. The tasks performed are very monotonous and predictable‚ and workers become very separated from their work‚ similar to how a robot would operate. The employees are viewed by the organization as inanimate and replaceable. In a machine‚ each unit is independent and necessary to create a smooth operation of the whole machine
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For example‚ Flaubert frequently uses figurative speech such as similes and imagery. Flaubert’s use of figurative languages such as simile and imagery stands out and allows the reader to have a thorough understanding of the scene Faubert is describing‚ thus making it important to the interpretation of the work by the reader. Throughout the first chapter of Madame Bovary‚ there are many instances in which Flaubert uses similes to allow the reader to understand what he is describing. For example
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Rationale Metaphor‚ based on the association of similarity‚ is one of the two basic types of semantic transference that have been an interest for many linguistic researchers. Galperin ( 1981: 139-40) states that the term ‘metaphor’ can be understood as the transference of some quality from one object to another. Metaphor is widely used to designate the process in which a word acquires a derivative meaning. In theory‚ there are at least three communicative functions that metaphor might serve
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Base on the view of culture metaphor‚ organizational culture is not a simple mirror of social reality but a framework for understanding (Slvesson). It is‚ however‚ important to reflect carefully upon the ideas‚ beliefs‚ and values that are important as subjects in organizational life and to distinguish between ‘key symbols’-symbols that play a vital role in terms of cognitive mapping‚ inspiring action‚ or summarizing emotions (Ortner‚ 1973). Base on this metaphor‚ sub goals in every department
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The Metaphors of Emily Dickinson Metaphor is a writing technique used to make comparisons between two things that are not alike. Sometimes the things are so far apart that they look like you cannot see any similarities. This is especially true in Emily Dickinson’s work. The best way to show the metaphors in the poem‚ There Is No Frigate Like a Book by Emily Dickinson‚ is to go two lines at a time. The first two lines are “There is no Frigate like a Book and “To take us Lands away”. Books cannot physically
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ceiling metaphor‚ a framework of the 1980s‚ constructs discrimination processes in a particular way in particular organizational frame works.” (Bendl) Using a procedure of metaphor evaluation to examine the glass ceiling metaphor to determine whether it continues to exist and be useful in economic contexts. The authors then analyze the recent “firewall” metaphor for its usefulness for constructing discrimination in organizations. Which the author states remains hidden in the glass ceiling metaphor. Both
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views are reflective in their metaphors expressing their ideas of the church. The metaphors found in 1 Corinthians 12 and John 14-16 highlight the different messages of ecclesiology in each community due to the difference of eschatology. Because Paul believed the end of the world was going to happen in his lifetime‚ the main message of his metaphor was to unite
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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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Pregnancy Riddle in “Metaphors” “Metaphors” is a lyric poem was written by Sylvia Plath in 1960. It is a confusing riddle in which the reader must pay attention to its appropriate voice‚ sound‚ word choice and metaphorical language to find that Plath is actually talking about pregnancy. The central theme of this poem is about what it’s like to be a pregnant woman. Plath wrote “Metaphors” during her pregnancy‚ showing the aesthetics‚ effects‚ and implications of motherhood. On close examination
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“The Writer” by Richard Wilbur makes use of metaphors and poetic devices such as assonance to show the journey of a girl’s struggles to overcome the obstacles of adolescence and gain independence. This poem uses two metaphors to convey its message. The first metaphor is comparing the girl’s journey to a journey across the sea. The daughter is writing “in her room at the prow of the house”‚ so her house is like her ship (1). The typewriter keys sound “like a chain hauled over a gunwale”‚ a sound you
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