Metaphor

= = =How does metaphor shape the way we think, speak and live our lives? =

- visual metaphor - poetic metaphor - business - artistic metaphor - music - architecture - mathematics - science - military -invention

media type="custom" key="7092607" Aphorism enthusiast and author James Geary waxes on a fascinating fixture of human language: the metaphor. Friend of scribes from Aristotle to Elvis, metaphor can subtly influence the decisions we make, Geary says. = = =**Metaphor Page** =

Metaphor: Juliet is the sun. Comparison: Romeo comparing his love Juliet to the Sun. Analogies: Juliet is the center of his galaxy His world revolves around her He only exists because of her She is the source of life She is bright She is beautiful She is hot

**Metaphor Choices**
A heart of stone He has the heart of a lion You are the sun in my sky You are the light in my life She is my East and my West, my compass. You had better pull your socks up Life is a mere dream, a fleeting shadow on a cloudy day. Love is a lemon - either bitter or sweet Drowning in the sea Jumping for joy Rolling in dough Apple of my eye It is raining cats and dogs Love is a fragile flower opening to the warmth of Spring Information travels faster in this modern age as our days start crawling away. Life has a tendency to come back and bite you in the ass. A riverboat shall be my horse. A light in a sea of darkness. Strength and dignity are her clothing. A laugh in a sea of sadness. The noise is music to my ears He swam in the sea of diamonds His belt was a snake curling around his waist Love is a camera, full of memories. She ran like the Wind Love is a growing garland. Your friendship is the picture to my frame Authority is a chair, it needs legs to stand up. Once your hearts been broken it grows back bigger. His hair is a white snowflake and his hair is a messy haystack You are the expression of my heart. You care for me and love me all the time. I'm Heartbroken The pigeons fountained into the air His hair was bone white He tried to help but his legs were rubber It's raining men Kicked the bucket The sea is a hungry dog. She is a dog when she eats He has a voice of a wolf. Crocodiles' teeth are white daggers. Apple of my heart A roundabout is a turtle shell. Fire is day, when it goes out it's night School is a gateway to adulthood He slithered into town quietly so no one would notice when he dug his fangs in and slowly poisoned their minds. Leaping with laughter The silence was a blood-cudling scream of anguish, set out to break my soul

= Assignment =

Create a new page on your Wiki called “Metaphor”

Choose 2 of the example metaphors and deconstruct them in the following format:

Metaphor: Juliet is the sun.

Comparison: Romeo comparing his love Juliet to the Sun.

Analogies: Juliet is the center of his galaxy His world revolves around her He only exists because of her She is the source of life She is bright She is beautiful She is hot

<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Then create a visual representation of each metaphor using Pixlr.com.