Metaphor List
Many teachers like to use a metaphor list while teaching a writing class. You can find a list at http://knowgramming.com/metaphor_list.htm. This also comes with examples. You can also find more specific metaphor lists such as farming, sensory, or cooking metaphors. There is also some visual metaphors. Be sure to check out the 25 minute metaphor movie. You will find it in the left side bar.
Posted by MomnWife on 8/25/2009
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Most Popular Metaphor Resources ... Metaphor Examples (Listed By Domain) ... Metaphor Tests and Exercises...
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Growing list of metaphors for teachers and students. ... If one thinks of metaphor as an equation, this list serves to highlight single examples of extensions of each formula. One could easily write volumes of extensions on each of these metaphors, a project that I could happily retire contributing to.
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So, what is a metaphor? A metaphor is like a simile. That's because it is a comparison that is made between things, which is not always likely or obvious. ... Hence, a metaphor sounds more forceful and suggestive, but is still very common in speech. Common metaphors include "the neck of the woods" or "the foot of the...
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This post is an extension for my last post regarding various types of metaphor, and is intended to provide you with some examples of metaphor. ... They were all good (or living) metaphors at one point in their lives. I also have a post where you can research tons of clichés to your hearts content: A List of Clichés...
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CiteSeerX - Document Details (Isaac Councill, Lee Giles): Introduction The main aim of this report is to provide a measure of objective evaluation of ATT-Meta, a system we have implemented for conducting some of the reasoning needed in the understanding of metaphorical utterances. ... Include Citations | Advanced Search | Help...
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A metaphor list, covering some of the less common metaphors. ... The following metaphor list covers metaphors that are not commonly used. Those are perhaps the ones that can suggest the most creative ideas.
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I Am A Metaphor -The Metaphorical Nature Of Consciousness - The idea that consciousness is a metaphorical creation is not so strange as it might seem at first. ... Metaphor List - The Less Common Metaphors - Democracy is mob-rule, ego is a slave master, and more...
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Definition of metaphor and simile from Dictionary.com ... The mission of Colorwize metaphor and Simile Center is to provide thousands of free metaphor and simile examples to schools around the world. ... New metaphor examples and simile examples are added once a month.
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Get the complete list of "Moon Metaphors" found in "Basket of Dreams" ... The mission of Colorwize metaphor and Simile Center is to provide thousands of free metaphor and simile examples to schools around the world.
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This site defines both metaphor and mixed metaphor and provides links to sites that further discuss metaphor, including a link to a list of political metaphors. ... This article defines metaphor, contains examples, and ends with a list of metaphor site links.
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