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  2. List of English-language metaphors - Wikipedia

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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., "Her eyes were glistening jewels".

  3. Metaphor - Wikipedia

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    Aristotle discusses the creation of metaphors at the end of his Poetics: "But the greatest thing by far is to be a master of metaphor. It is the one thing that cannot be learnt from others; and it is also a sign of genius, since a good metaphor implies an intuitive perception of the similarity in dissimilars."

  4. Master (form of address) - Wikipedia

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    Master was used sometimes, especially up to the late 19th century, to describe the male head of a large estate or household who employed domestic workers. [ citation needed ] The heir to a Scottish peerage may use the style or dignity [ 4 ] " Master of " followed by the name associated with the peerage.

  5. Trope (literature) - Wikipedia

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    For a longer list, see Figure of speech: Tropes. Kenneth Burke has called metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche and irony the "four master tropes" [17] owing to their frequency in everyday discourse. These tropes can be used to represent common recurring themes throughout creative works, and in a modern setting relationships and character interactions.

  6. Category:Metaphors - Wikipedia

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    In language, a metaphor is a rhetorical trope where a comparison is made between two seemingly unrelated subjects. Typically, a first object is described as being a ...

  7. Our Official List of the 60 Best Kids' Movies of All Time - AOL

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    Coraline (2009) Besides being an amazing feat of stop-motion animation (from some of the same people who did The Nightmare Before Christmas), this creepy kids' movie is ultimately about ...

  8. Metonymy - Wikipedia

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    In metaphor, this substitution is based on some specific analogy between two things, whereas in metonymy the substitution is based on some understood association or contiguity. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] American literary theorist Kenneth Burke considers metonymy as one of four "master tropes ": metaphor , metonymy, synecdoche , and irony .

  9. 6 Big Shakeups Coming to Social Security in 2025 - AOL

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    Nearly 72.88 million Americans rely on Social Security for monthly income. The vast majority, about 65.5 million, collect Social Security benefits. Another 4.88 million receive Supplemental ...