Northrop Frye in ‘The motive for metaphor’ compares science and art. The common element between the two seems to be imagination. In science it becomes the final element and in art the starting point. In Frye view‚ a scientist examines the world which we are given to live‚ scrutinises all the data and attempts at forming certain theories which would underlay the rules governing the world. I doing so‚ he moves from the known realm‚ tangible world towards the concepts in his mind‚ therefore a creation
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shown a historical distrust of metaphor. English utilitarianist Jeremy Bentham portrayed legal fictions as ‘syphilis’ which runs along the veins of legal arguments‚ arguing that metaphors are not valid as a basis for reasoning in legal arguments. Justice Cardozo warned that while metaphor begins by liberating thoughts‚ they often end up by enslaving thoughts. Often a phobia of indeterminacy led to a confusion of the real with the literal‚ and mistakenly linked metaphor to falsity. Despite the prevalent
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idea to hurt others may seem like a logical and good idea at first‚ it may turn out to do harm to the attacker alongside the victim. For example‚ Macbeth cannot think straight‚ “full of scorpions is [his] mind” (Shakespeare‚ 3.2.38). He uses the metaphor of scorpions of King Duncan’s murder‚ constantly stinging his thoughts and poisoning his mind with thoughts of more killing. After the king’s death‚ Macbeth feels guilt for what he has done‚ first being unable to keep his crime out of mind in case
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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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and political forces that make up history and society‚ but they also contribute remarkably to the social processes that refigure individual identity and the socio-political‚ historical situation (174). Veenstra maintains that Greenblatt’s “economic metaphor” enables texts and their symbolic significance to prevail in society insofar as the texts’ literary devices reflect the social energy circulating in other texts that speak of the same subject matter. He further elaborates that Greenblatt’s ideas
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The personification of the city of Chicago in Carl Sandburg’s poem “Chicago” proclaims the idea that although the city may be brutal‚ it is also a vibrant place of pride for its residents. This personification can be seen immediately when it says‚ “They tell me you are wicked and I believe them‚ ...they tell me you are crooked and I answer: Yes... And they tell me you are brutal” (Sandburg 6-11). These lines use the personal pronoun “you” to represent Chicago being more than an inanimate object
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Part I-Metaphors Several years ago‚ I took a cruise trip with a close friend to the Bahamas. It was very fascinating and a wonderful experience. During the day‚ the ocean/sea was as blue as the sky on a nice day. As I looked down into the ocean I saw my reflection as if I were looking upon a mirror. I find that when looking upon the ocean and watching the waves interact with one another‚ it’s a reminder of how the human body functions on a daily basis. The ocean is constantly moving and changing
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thirty million singles and more than fifteen million albums‚ in addition to her extensive collection of awards received. Her most recent chart topping single Two Black Cadillacs is a narrative‚ more on the dark side‚ with a dramatic yet thrilling metaphor. Underwood’s song‚ Two Black Cadillacs‚ exhibits the actions of two women scorned‚ the lengths they will go to acquire personal vengeance‚ and their ability for keeping a secret‚ secret. We are introduced to the song right as important events
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make their omnipresent looming known. These themes are constantly prevalent in our media‚ including books such as Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. Throughout Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World”‚ there is an abundance of symbolic patterns and hidden metaphors. Whether discussing the dark intentions of the drug “soma”‚ or what it truly means to be happy‚ it is impossible to become bored with the web of meaning Huxley has created. In Brave New World‚ we are introduced to the concept of originality‚
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contrastive Analysis of translating metaphors in Shakespeare’s Sonnets” Written by: 2nd year student‚ Group: 2LM2‚ Mihai Marina Scientific adviser: University Lecturer Sîngereanu T. Chisinau 2012 Contents: Introduction………………………………………………………………......…1 Chapter 1 Metaphor as language phenomenon and ways of its translation………………..3 1.1. The General Characteristics of Metaphors……………………....……….3 1.2. The Classification of Metaphors According to the Degree of Unexpectedness…
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