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A list of metaphors in the English language organised alphabetically by type. A metaphor is a literary figure of speech that uses an image, story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some intangible quality or idea; e.g.,
McCartney wrote "Ebony and Ivory" at his farm in Scotland. [3] The song uses the ebony (black) and ivory (white) keys on a piano as a metaphor for integration and racial harmony. The title was inspired by McCartney hearing Spike Milligan say, "Black notes, white notes, and you need to play the two to make harmony, folks!"
"eBay" is a parody song by American musician "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a parody of " I Want It That Way " by the Backstreet Boys . In the song, the narrator describes how he impulsively purchases unneeded (and bizarre ) items on eBay (among them being " Shatner 's old toupée ", "a Dukes of Hazzard ashtray ", and "a Kleenex used by Dr. Dre ").
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"Before GTA 6". An internet meme referencing the numerous events in world history that have happened between the release of the video game Grand Theft Auto V in 2013 and its upcoming sequel, currently slated for a late 2025 release. [18]
Merchant Ivory Productions is a film company founded in 1961 by producer Ismail Merchant (1936–2005) and director James Ivory (b. 1928). Merchant and Ivory were life and business partners from 1961 until Merchant's death in 2005. During their time together, they made 44 films.
The hypodermic needle model (known as the hypodermic-syringe model, transmission-belt model, or magic bullet theory) is claimed to have been a model of communication in which media consumers were "uniformly controlled by their biologically based 'instincts' and that they react more or less uniformly to whatever 'stimuli' came along".
Biblical parable/metaphor of the camel and the eye of the needle; The Eye of the Needle – Towards Participatory Democracy in South Africa, (1973) by philosopher Rick Turner; Eye of the Needle, 1978 novel by Ken Follett