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Definition of Metaphors
1. metaphor [n] - See also: metaphor
Lexicographical Neighbors of Metaphors
Literary usage of Metaphors
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Course of Lectures on Oratory and Criticism by Joseph Priestley (1781)
"Of the Nature of metaphors. , < I Metaphor hath already been defined, ... Hence,
in ufmg metaphors, the mind makes the leaft fen- fible ..."
2. An Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures by Thomas Hartwell Horne (1825)
"In order to understand metaphors aright, it should be observed that the foundation
of them consists in a likeness or similitude between the thing from which ..."
3. A Grammar of Rhetoric and Polite Literature by Alexander Jamieson (1840)
"Even when metaphors are chosen in order to vilify and degrade any object, an
author should study never to be nauseous in his allusions. ..."
4. Metaphor and Simile in the Minor Elizabethan Drama by Frederic Ives Carpenter (1895)
"Characteristics of the Period Reflected in the metaphors and Similes of the Drama.
All prominent aspects of life are represented and reflected in this ..."
5. A Manual of Composition and Rhetoric: A Text-book for Schools and Colleges by John Seely Hart (1892)
"The two metaphors, though separable, are in such close succession that they have
the effect ... metaphors should not be multiplied to excess. Explanation. ..."
6. Aids to English Composition: Prepared for Students of All Grades; Embracing by Richard Green Parker (1855)
"RULES OF metaphors. The following are the rules laid down by Dr. Blair, m relation to
... Some metaphors would be beautiful in poetry, which would be ..."
7. Introduction to Greek Prose Composition: With Exercises by Arthur Sidgwick (1879)
"A great deal of difficulty is found Ъу the beginner in the matter of metaphors ;
and some teachers rather increase than diminish the difficulty by giving ..."
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