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  2. Metaphor - Wikipedia

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    The word metaphor itself is a metaphor, coming from a Greek term meaning 'transference (of ownership)'. The user of a metaphor alters the reference of the word, "carrying" it from one semantic "realm" to another. The new meaning of the word might derive from an analogy between the two semantic realms, but also from other reasons such as the ...

  3. Hero - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 December 2024. Person or character who combats adversity through ingenuity, courage, or strength "Heroism" and "Heroine" redirect here. For the film, see Heroism (film). For other uses, see Hero (disambiguation), Heroine (disambiguation), and Heroes (disambiguation). The examples and perspective in ...

  4. Trope (literature) - Wikipedia

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    Metaphor – An explanation of an object or idea through juxtaposition of disparate things with a similar characteristic, such as describing a courageous person as having a "heart of a lion". Allegory – A sustained metaphor continued through whole sentences or even through a whole discourse. For example, "The ship of state has sailed through ...

  5. Touchstone (metaphor) - Wikipedia

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    An example in literature is the character of Touchstone in Shakespeare's As You Like It, described as "a wise fool who acts as a kind of guide or point of reference throughout the play, putting everyone, including himself, to the comic test".

  6. The Myth of Sisyphus - Wikipedia

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    Camus sees Sisyphus as the absurd hero who lives life to the fullest, hates death, and is condemned to a meaningless task. [4] Camus presents Sisyphus's ceaseless and pointless toil as a metaphor for modern lives spent working at futile jobs in factories and offices. "The workman of today works every day in his life at the same tasks, and this ...

  7. Eric Montross was once a hero to a dying teen. He ... - AOL

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    In November of 1993, Eric Montross was the big man on campus at North Carolina, literally and figuratively. He was the Tar Heels’ 7-foot center, the leader of the team that, earlier that year ...

  8. Quixotism - Wikipedia

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    Quixotism as a term or a quality appeared after the publication of Don Quixote in 1605. Don Quixote, the hero of this novel, written by Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, dreams up a romantic ideal world which he believes to be real, and acts on this idealism, which leads him into imaginary fights with windmills that he regards as giants, leading to the related metaphor of "tilting ...

  9. Epic poetry - Wikipedia

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    Features heroes that embody the values of the civilization. Often features the tragic hero's descent into the underworld or hell. The hero generally participates in a cyclical journey or quest, faces adversaries that try to defeat them in their journey, and returns home significantly transformed by their journey.