METAPHOR AND DIALECTICS AS LITERARY DEVICES AND COMMUNICATIVE TOOLS By Odum‚ ikechukwu A. B.a‚ m.a‚ PGD (sc/antr)‚ Mnipr Metaphor as a Literary Device The classical Greek philosopher‚ Aristotle declared metaphor one of the highest achievements of poetic style. According to him‚ “it is the mark of genius – for to make good metaphors implies an eye for resemblances …” (Dukore 50). Our literary world especially‚ the African literary world is pervaded with metaphors. Metaphor has become an indispensable
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Response to "Metaphors We Live By" by Lakoff and Johnson The primary subject of the text "Metaphors We Live By‚" by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson is that metaphors have been adapted into our daily lives and they have become a part of society. They have the ability to help us understand and comprehend what is being described to us. The bottom line is that "Our ordinary conceptual system is metaphorical in nature." (1) We have found ways to describe how we identify‚ think‚ and react. Even though
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Theodore Brown has seen the light. There is no other way to describe his conversion to the kind of metaphorical thinking he describes in Making Truth: Metaphor in Science. Joining his new sect‚ however‚ requires philosophical commitments that many readers may be unwilling to make. Few scientists will be surprised by Brown’s thesis that metaphors are rampant in science. Astrophysicists have described the distribution of mass in the universe as foamlike; chemists still ascribe orbitals to atoms as
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In William Shakespeare?s Sonnet "73‚" the speaker invokes a series of metaphors to characterize the nature of his old age. The structure of the sonnet also contributes to the meaning of the poem. In the first quatrain‚ there is the final season of a year; then‚ in the second quatrain‚ only the final hours of a day; and then‚ in the third quatrain‚ the final minutes of a fire‚ before the couplet resolves the argument. The metaphors begin in the first quatrain and continue throughout the sonnet‚ as one
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black woman‚ told mostly through a rich‚ continuous use of metaphors. Three of the most important metaphors Hurston uses are the porch‚ the pear tree‚ and the horizon. The porch represents the black community with its conventions and judgements. The pear tree symbolizes the epiphany about Janie’s sexuality and her hopes for her future that the main character Janie experiences when she is 16. The horizon‚ however‚ is the most important metaphor of them all. It stands for an almost unattainable goal that
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Brian Doyle’s “Joyas Voladores” is uses multiple metaphors an imagery to convey cautionary advice on how to love through the use of reflective and pessimistic as well as emotional‚ poetic‚ and scholar diction. His main purpose is to warn the audience against sharing their hearts with others and how it only leads to inevitable misery and scarring. The author’s use of metaphors shows the reader how every living being is capable of giving and receiving love. He uses the examples of the smallest heart
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While King was in jail‚ he wrote a letter to the church explaining why everyone should be treated equally‚ no matter their skin color. King uses metaphors and rhetorical questions to influence and inspire his readers‚ to stop segregation; it is unfair to treat people differently just because of their skin color. Throughout the letter King utilizes metaphors to influence his readers. Go back 55 years to the 1960’s‚ everything was segregated from restaurants‚ to water fountains. African American people
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analysis of the case chattanooga using the Political System metaphor Karlstad Business School Handelshögskolan vid Karlstads Universitet Course code: FEAD51 Course name: Competence and Leadership Title: Analysis of the Case Chattanooga Using the Political System Metaphor Date of Submission: 2013-01-17 Family name Shurrab El Bouassami Given name Hafez Mohammed Name of the teacher: Markus Fellesson and Sofia Molander Name of the administrator: Frania Johansson TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Employment Issues Extended Response Sheena Dickinson 10 Commerce 200 HRS 1 Mrs Baker & Mrs Smiths Employment Issues Extended Response Discuss how unemployment in Australia has changed in recent years. In the past 20 years‚ Australian unemployment rates have continuously been changing‚ increasing and decreasing in accordance to the Australian economy. Unemployment generally reaches its highest percentage during times of economic recession‚ and even higher during economic depression. To
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Irony and Metaphors: William Blake’s hidden talents In William Blake’s “A Poison Tree”‚ he takes on a simple approach at describing the different aspects and consequences of anger. The poem starts off by saying‚ “I was angry with my friend; I told my wrath‚ my wrath did end” (Blake 1‚2). Which is a very simple poetic way of saying he was angry‚ but he felt better after confessing his true feelings. When Blake continues‚ he explains how he cannot confess his anger to a foe‚ and goes on by creating
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