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Language of Metaphors |
Genetics of Alphabet Soup |
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Metaphor Examples 
Popular Metaphor Resources. Metaphor Examples (Listed By Domain) Including farming, family, fishing, war, cooking, weather and sensory metaphors. . Including several metaphor building and comprehension exercises. . The most popular metaphors in the media as picked by The Metaphor Observatory. . Our Blog: The Metaphor Observatory The Observatory examines contemporary metaphor in the media. . Definitions, comparisons, essays and much more. . Why are some metaphors so popular? Because they are both funny and effective. Here are a few choice examples. . . Other Resources. Thanksgiving: "A Lot on My Plate" NEW!! Why we don't eat our peas - metaphorically! . Flowers, Chocolates and Valentine's Day . . Lists and categorizes common metaphors from the election. . The world of computing uses many metaphors. . Metaphors of space, time, energy, matter. . Aesop's "The Tortoise and the Hare" provides us with an example of metaphor used for comparison - and political propaganda! . Conceptual Metaphor In Language . Polysemy, Metonymy and Metaphor A comparison using the word "Ship".
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Metaphors in Season
Metaphors at Work
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