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  2. Albatross (metaphor) - Wikipedia

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    The band Foals have a song titled "Albatross". Using the metaphor "You've got an albatross around your neck" The band Foxing has an album called "The Albatross". And reference the word albatross on the songs "Bloodhound", and "Tom Bley". Gorillaz refers to the albatross in the song "Hip Albatross", as a metaphor for the burden of the undead.

  3. 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".

  4. What Does ‘The Albatross’ Mean? Breaking Down ... - AOL

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    The word “albatross” has multiple meanings and can refer to either an oceanic bird (often residing in Australia, where Swift made her announcement), a source of frustration and guilt or a ...

  5. Albatross - Wikipedia

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    The Oxford English Dictionary notes that the word Alcatraz was originally applied to the frigatebird; the modification to albatross was perhaps influenced by Latin Albus, meaning "white", in contrast to frigatebirds, which are black. [5] They were once commonly known as goonie birds or gooney birds, particularly those of the North Pacific.

  6. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Wikipedia

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    "The Albatross about my Neck was Hung", etching by William Strang, published 1896. The sailors change their minds again and blame the mariner for the torment of their thirst. In anger, the crew forces the mariner to wear the dead albatross about his neck, perhaps to illustrate the burden he must suffer from killing it, or perhaps as a sign of ...

  7. Why Taylor Swift's Grammys Outfit Was Fully an Easter ... - AOL

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    Fans think Taylor Swift's Grammys outfit was a "The Albatross" Easter Egg and honestly, the evidence is there!

  8. Is Taylor Swift's 'Albatross' About Travis Kelce? Explaining ...

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    A Complete Guide to Every Sports Metaphor in Taylor Swift's Songs Eagle-eyed Swifties have theorized that the lyrical warning was referring to NFL fan criticism Kelce, 34, received when he started ...

  9. Metonymy - Wikipedia

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    In other words, Isocrates proposes here that metaphor is a distinctive feature of poetic language because it conveys the experience of the world afresh and provides a kind of defamiliarisation in the way the citizens perceive the world. [32] Democritus described metonymy by saying, "Metonymy, that is the fact that words and meaning change."