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May 26, 2006 · This property of metaphors is the basis for psycholinguistic comparison theories of metaphor comprehension. However, if metaphors cannot always be paraphrased as similes, then comparison theories must be abandoned. The different forms of a metaphor—the comparison and categorical forms—have different referents.
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Jul 1, 2006 · In the philosophical. literature, those who hold a comparison view see the difference between metaphors. and their corresponding similes as a distinction without a difference: ‘ The simile is ...
uals: any metaphor can be paraphrased as a simile, and vice-versa. This property of metaphors is the basis. or psycholinguistic comparison theories of metaphor comprehension. However, if metaphors ...
May 26, 2006 · Abstract and Figures. Since Aristotle, many writers have treated metaphors and similes as equals: any metaphor can be paraphrased as a simile, and vice-versa. This property of metaphors is the ...
Apr 28, 2024 · Metaphors and similes are two of the most potent tools in a writer’s arsenal, allowing them to create vivid mental images, evoke emotions, and convey complex ideas in a single word or phrase. By ...
Mar 31, 2024 · Abstract. This chapter explores the complicated relationship between mental imagery and metaphors, examining their historical connection and the claim that imagery is a characteristic feature of metaphors. In examining the discourse of metaphor over the past century, the focus is on the question of whether mental imagery, or “non ...
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Sep 9, 2022 · This style of poetry was well-suited to the Imagist goal of creating poems that were focused on images and ideas, rather than on sound or form. Another thing that is unusual about Imagism is that it was a relatively short-lived movement. It arose in the early 20th century and had faded from prominence by the 1920s.
