A Wisdom Archive on metaphorically

In language, a metaphor (from the Greek: metapherin) is a rhetorical trope defined as a direct comparison between two seemingly unrelated subjects. In a metaphor, a first object is described as being or precisely equal to a second object. Thus, the first object can be economically described because implicit and explicit attributes from the second object are used to enhance the description of the first. This device is exploited in literature and especially in poetry, where with few words, emotions and associations from one context can powerfully ... Including:

• Metaphor - Aspects of metaphor
• Metaphor - Scope and definition
• Metaphor - Parts of a metaphor
• Metaphor - Types of metaphor
• Metaphor - Etymology
• Metaphor - Metaphor and Simile
• Metaphor - Metaphors in literature and language
• Metaphor - Metaphors in cognitive linguistics
• Metaphor - Conceptual metaphor
• Metaphor - Therapeutic metaphor

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Conceptual metaphor: In cognitive linguistics, metaphor is defined as understanding one conceptual domain in terms of another conceptual domain, e.g. one person's life experience versus another's. A conceptual domain is any coherent organization of experience. This idea (and a detailed examination of the underlying processes) was first extensively explored by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson in Metaphors We Live By. Cognitive scientists often study subjects very close to conceptual metaphor under the label of "analogy".

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In some societies, color metaphors for race, often originating from differences in human skin color, are used in racial classifications. Color metaphors for race - Western classifications. In the West, particularly the United States, the primary color metaphor for race is the classification of persons of African ancestry as "black" and persons of European ancestry as "white". In Australia, Indigenous Australians are also called "black". The terms negro, colored, and Negroid also served as color metaphors (e ... Including:

• Color metaphors for race - Western classifications
• Color metaphors for race - Russia
• Color metaphors for race - India
• Color metaphors for race - China
• Color metaphors for race - Central Asia
• Color metaphors for race - Notes and references

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Alphabet soup is a kind of soup containing noodles shaped like the letters of an alphabet. Alphabet soup is usually a prepared, canned tomato soup with letter-shaped noodles. It is traditionally popular with American children, and may be served by parents or schools to encourage young children to learn to read. Spelling words with alphabet-soup noodles is usually a mildly tolerated form of "playing with food". Alphabet soup - Metaphorical sense. In the metaphorical sense, the term is u ... Including:

• Alphabet soup - Metaphorical sense

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Tophet is a location near Jerusalem where according to the Bible the Canaanites sacrificed children to the god Moloch by burning them alive. It is thought to be a specific geographic location within the valley of Gehenna. The name is possibly derived from the Hebrew toph = drum, because drums were used to drown the cries of children; or from the Hebrew taph or toph = to burn. The practice of child sacrifice was outlawed by King Josiah. The valley became a refuse site where animal carcasses, waste and the bodies of criminals were dumped, with fire ... Including:

• Tophet - Example of the metaphorical use of Tophet in literature

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The breaking wheel (originally, the whele) was a torturous capital punishment device used in the Middle Ages and early modern times for public execution by cudgeling to death. It was not used for coercion through torture. The wheel itself was similar to a large wooden wagon wheel, with many radial spokes. The victim's arms and legs were placed one by one over two sturdy wooden beams. A large hammer was then applied to the limb over the gap between the beams, breaking the bo ... Including:

• Breaking wheel - Metaphorical uses of the term

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