Metaphor
in sentence
394 examples of Metaphor in a sentence
Now, to assist me in explaining this, I've enlisted the help of one of our greatest philosophers, the reigning king of the metaphorians, a man whose contributions to the field are so great that he himself has become a
metaphor.
In this, Elvis is following Aristotle's classic definition of
metaphor
as the process of giving the thing a name that belongs to something else.
This is the mathematics of
metaphor.
X equals Y. (Laughter) This formula works wherever
metaphor
is present.
We mix and match what we know about the
metaphor'
s source, in this case the sun, with what we know about its target, Juliet.
And
metaphor
gives us a much more vivid understanding of Juliet than if Shakespeare had literally described what she looks like.
Metaphor
creates a kind of conceptual synesthesia, in which we understand one concept in the context of another.
Stroop tests have been done with
metaphor
as well.
But this is how
metaphor
misleads.
Just as we cannot ignore the literal meaning of words, we cannot ignore the analogies that are triggered by
metaphor.
Now
metaphor
is ubiquitous, yet it's hidden.
But before it was fossil poetry language was fossil
metaphor.
And
metaphor
keeps the mind shaking, rattling and rolling, long after Elvis has left the building.
And in that sense, ballooning is a beautiful
metaphor.
How do we go from the
metaphor
to something more practical that we can really use every day?
And I think it's a nice
metaphor
also for the 21st century.
So, then I thought a calculator is a
metaphor.
Now, I think that this is a great
metaphor
for the state of architecture and architects today.
Now this is a little bit of a dangerous metaphor, because of course we all know that inside of the Trojan Horse were a bunch of people with spears.
So, we can change the
metaphor.
It's one
metaphor
repurposed multiple times, and in each case it makes the whole greater than the sum of the parts with the data.
Now folks, this is not just a
metaphor
I'm going to give you now, it's true.
"Spaceship Earth" was his
metaphor.
I focused on my mudras, on the imagery of my dance, on the poetry and the
metaphor
and the philosophy of the dance itself.
I needed something to go that extra mile, and I found it in that
metaphor
which I had learned from my mother when I was four.
The
metaphor
of Mahishasura Mardhini, of Durga.
My story is the power of a
metaphor.
All of these are in the lab pushing further and further and further, not as
metaphor
but literally integrating bits and atoms, and they lead to the following recognition.
The flat horizon that we've evolved with has been a
metaphor
for the infinite: unbounded resources and unlimited capacity for disposal of waste.
I tell that story, because it has served and continues to serve as a
metaphor
to me about the level of connectedness that we all have on this Earth.
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