2007-10-04 22:18:27 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
metaphor
met·a·phor [méttə fàwr]
(plural met·a·phors [mèttə máwrfə sz])
noun
1. implicit comparison: the use to describe somebody or something of a word or phrase that is not meant literally but by means of a vivid comparison expresses something about him, her, or it, e.g. saying that somebody is a snake
2. figurative language: all language that involves figures of speech or symbolism and does not literally represent real things
3. symbol: one thing used or considered to represent another
That is what it means in metaphor. It is not a mental gymnastic as you have described.
jtm
2007-10-04 22:34:00 · answer #1 · answered by Jesus M 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A metaphor is just what it is, a metaphor. What do you mean by a thought being a metaphor? Some thoughts may concern metaphors, but they are not metaphors themselves.
2007-10-05 05:25:03 · answer #2 · answered by Mutations Killed Darwin Fish 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Claiming something is a metaphor so you don't have to admit it's wrong IS mental gymnastics.
2007-10-05 05:21:23 · answer #3 · answered by Dreamstuff Entity 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tricky and waist of time can be mistake, and not true.
but some time can show what inner.
like some one read the bible and take it by his manner even the bible stable in the meaning.
2007-10-05 06:04:09 · answer #4 · answered by Mosa A 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋