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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.,

  3. 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 ...

  4. Fork in the road (metaphor) - Wikipedia

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    A fork in the road is mused upon by Robert Frost in his poem "The Road Not Taken", which begins, "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood..." [2] Malapropist extraordinaire Yogi Berra's saying "When you come to a fork in the road, take it" made the title of his book When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It

  5. Cassandra (metaphor) - Wikipedia

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    There are examples of the Cassandra metaphor being applied in the contexts of medical science, [19] [20] the media, [21] to feminist perspectives on reality, [22] [23] and in politics. [24] There are also examples of the metaphor being used in popular music lyrics, such as the 1982 ABBA song "Cassandra", [ 25 ] [ 26 ] Emmy the Great's ...

  6. The road to hell is paved with good intentions - Wikipedia

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    The figurative meaning of the phrase is a big part of the plot too, as several characters offer to help the two protagonists on the Road to Hell, but all of them have ulterior motives. In the Discworld novel Eric by Terry Pratchett , as the wizard Rincewind and teenaged demonologist Eric Thursley escape Pandemonium, they notice that the ...

  7. Olivia Rodrigo Recalls Feeling ‘Terrified’ the First Night of ...

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    The tour is the subject of a new Netflix documentary, out on Oct. 29

  8. Alex Warren Was 'Terrified to Show People' the 'Real' Him ...

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    Alex Warren continues to strike a chord. If you thought you knew the viral content creator-turned-chart-topping musician who first came onto the scene on social media five years ago, think again ...

  9. Metaphoric criticism - Wikipedia

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    The critic analyzes the metaphor(s) or groups of metaphors in the artifact to reveal how their structure may affect the intended audience. Foss writes, "Here, the critic suggests what effects the use of the various metaphors may have on the audience and how the metaphors function to argue for a particular attitude toward the ideas presented."