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     "What is a Metaphor?": A Literary Guide for English Students and Teachers

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     Lecture: The Magic of Metaphor -- How to Create Vivid Metaphors that Can Transform Your Writing

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     How To Write Poetry: Metaphors and Similes

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2. www.wikihow.com › Write-a-MetaphorHow to Write a Metaphor: 13 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHow

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   Mar 19, 2024 · Quick Steps. Define your topic or object, then brainstorm other things with similar qualities. Decide what tone you’d like to set to weed out ideas that don’t fit the mood. Write a few sentences comparing the topic to your brainstormed associations. Read your sentences aloud and revise them to further refine your comparison.

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   How to create fantastic metaphors. Metaphors let your creativity and imagination loose. Here are steps you can take to help you create a fantastic metaphor. 1. Choose a character, object, or setting. Say, for example, you’re going to write a metaphor about a soccer goalie. What are a goalie’s defining characteristics?

4. www.writingforward.com › writing-tips › using-metaphorsUsing Metaphors to Enhance Your Writing

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   Feb 29, 2024 · Here’s an experiment you can do to explore using metaphors in a piece of writing: Make a list of twenty-five things. They can be people, places, objects, and topics for discussion.

5. thewritepractice.com › metaphor-theoryHow to Uncover the Magic of Metaphor - The Write Practice

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   Nov 3, 2016 · Metaphor serves to clarify, deepen and expand our writing. If you can’t say what you’re getting at, metaphors may unlock your voice and expand your piece.

6. owl.purdue.edu › owl › resourcesUsing Metaphors in Creative Writing - Purdue OWL®

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   If you write "I am frustrated" or "The air was cold" you give your readers nothing to do—they say "so what?" On the other hand, if you say, "My ambition was Hiroshima, after the bombing," your readers can think about and choose from many possible meanings.

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   By choosing the right metaphor, you can create powerful and engaging writing. To practise, go through a story you’ve already written (or write a new one) then change some of the description by using metaphors instead.

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   How can metaphors help you write a good essay?

   • By using metaphors in your writing, you can paint a vivid picture in the reader’s mind and help them better understand and relate to your ideas. In this blog post, we will explore some common metaphors for essays and the different ways they can be used to enhance your writing.

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   How do you use metaphors in a piece of writing?

   • Here’s an experiment you can do to explore using metaphors in a piece of writing: Make a list of twenty-five things. They can be people, places, objects, and topics for discussion. For each item on the list, come up with a single metaphor that could represent it. Be open-minded as you work through the list.

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   How do you write a good metaphor?

   • Metaphors also need to be clear. We don’t want the reader pausing to process a metaphor and wonder what it means. Finally, metaphors should be somewhat sparse and shouldn’t be mixed. If you’ve got a running food metaphor, don’t mix it with metaphors about the weather. Keep it simple to avoid cluttering up your writing and confusing readers.

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   Do all writers need metaphors?

   • Not all writers need metaphors; not all writing is intended to draw connections between disparate things, nor is that always necessary. But if you can’t quite say what you’re getting at, playing with metaphor-making may unlock your voice and expand your piece.

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   How do you write a metaphor for time?

   • For example, if you want to write a metaphor about "time," try writing down as many characteristics as possible: slow, fast, dark, space, relativity, heavy, elastic, progress, change, man-made, evolution, time-out, timer, race, run. Don't self-edit too heavily in this step; your goal is to generate a bunch of information for yourself to use.

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   How do you use metaphors in a list?

   • Be open-minded as you work through the list. For example, one of your items might be child. If you come up with munchkin as a metaphor, you’ll discover that the child has taken on personality and specific features. Let the items on your list inspire the metaphors, but then let the metaphors influence the items in return.

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9. phrasedictionary.org › metaphors-for-essays25 Metaphors for Essays - Phrase Dictionary

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   Dec 25, 2022 · By using metaphors in your writing, you can paint a vivid picture in the reader’s mind and help them better understand and relate to your ideas. In this blog post, we will explore some common metaphors for essays and the different ways they can be used to enhance your writing.