We tend to use metaphors of substance to refer to particular abstract concepts; both creativity and passion tend to be associated with 'fire ...



Fighting Words Boston Review - ‎5 hours ago‎ At the same time, the metaphor of the circus also implicates Hejinian herself as the circus master, training her words through these sentences like dogs ...

Pinoy Kasi Mystery slang Inquirer.net - ‎Mar 31, 2009‎ More examples for cultural analysis: three words in the Internet postings (“wenekleng,” “baktung,” “bakti”) deal with sensitive body parts that people ...

Ten of the best examples of scars guardian.co.uk - ‎Mar 27, 2009‎ A novel concerned with the wounds of slavery naturally finds one metaphor in a scar. The heroine, Sethe, carries "a tree on her back", the result of a ...

'Prioritise innovative sectors' say development agencies Regen.net - ‎12 hours ago‎ But the green shoots metaphor is seriously flawed and frankly inappropriate. It implies that all around us is an economic desert or wasteland. ...

Researchers mine millions of metaphors through computer-based ... San Mateo County Times - ‎Mar 14, 2009‎ "The former is metaphor, the latter is not." Pasanek provided the computer with examples of metaphors and "trained" the machine to recognize them. ...

Fox Cities Book Fest: Long bed's serenade Scene - ‎7 hours ago‎ SCENE: In Population: 485 you write “We are creatures of myth, hungry for metaphor and allegory, but most of all, hungry for sense. ...

Riding the perfect transit storm Indianapolis Star - ‎Mar 30, 2009‎ ... has cited in his coining of the storm metaphor: growing political and popular support for public transportation throughout Central Indiana, ...

On Language New York Times - ‎Mar 20, 2009‎ “An American hand reaching out to an unclenching authoritarian fist” was, opined the columnist, a metaphor “of hope, as the president intends — but also one ...

Can You Teach Innovation? Accountingweb.com - ‎Mar 30, 2009‎ Too often, sessions like this are full of management metaphor, animal allegory and fluff. This one made me think. Tom used the examples of Sony and Samsung ...