Metaphor
51metaphor — This word (from the Greek metaphora, meaning transfer ) refers to a literary comparing and contrasting of two things that are basically different. The parables of Jesus, for example, describe the Kingdom of God by using humanexamples that are… …
52metaphor — Ōlelo ho ohālike, mana o ho okūkū …
53metaphor — a filmic device in which a scene, character, object, and/or action may be associated, identified, or interpreted as an implied representation of something else (that is unrelated) Example: Hitchcock s use of the image of a train tunnel at the …
54metaphor — n. 1 the application of a name or descriptive term or phrase to an object or action to which it is imaginatively but not literally applicable (e.g. a glaring error). 2 an instance of this. Derivatives: metaphoric adj. metaphorical adj.… …
55Conduit metaphor — A Conduit metaphor is a linguistic term referring to a dominant class of figurative expressions used when discussing communication itself (metalanguage). It operates whenever people speak or write as if they insert their mental contents (feelings …
56Conceptual metaphor — In cognitive linguistics, conceptual metaphor, or cognitive metaphor, refers to the understanding of one idea, or conceptual domain, in terms of another, for example, understanding quantity in terms of directionality (e.g. prices are rising ). A… …
57Desktop metaphor — The desktop metaphor is an interface metaphor which is a set of unifying concepts used by graphical user interfaces to help users more easily interact with the computer.[1] The desktop metaphor treats the monitor of a computer as if it i …
58Therapeutic metaphor — is a type of conceptual metaphor presented as a story or other parallel to an entire aspect of a situation, related by a psychotherapist to a patient. The purpose of this is to highlight to a person, in an effective way, some aspects and lessons… …
59Scientific community metaphor — In computer science, the Scientific Community Metaphor is one way of understanding scientific communities. The first publications on the Scientific Community Metaphor (Bill Kornfeld and Carl Hewitt 1981, Kornfeld 1981, Kornfeld 1982) involved the …
60Extended metaphor — An extended metaphor, also called a conceit, is a metaphor that continues into the sentences that follow. An extended metaphor is also a metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. Extended metaphors are… …
