Metaphor
There's nothing more to abhor,
than a really, really bad, metaphor.
Meta-this and meta-that,
does a metaphor, wear a hat?
What's a meta-for anyway?
Does it ever come out to play?
Must keep our metas well contained,
or else they might need to be explained.
Met a man once on a boat,
couldn't keep conversation afloat.
Sunk in depression's sea,
sinking him and sinking me.
A meta-perspective helps a lot,
it all depends on what you've got.
Telling you now and telling you true ,
still don't know what metaphor means…
Do you?
Copyright 2016 © Ronald W. Hull
4/14/16
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Kathy
couldn't keep conversation afloat"
Was he too busy keeping the boat afloat?
Oh, yes, perhaps he was!
Nice work, Ron!
Peace love and light
Amber
What does a metaphor do?
Dick and Jane flew a plane,
real high up in the sky.
Speedily they came down,
almost touching the ground,
people scattered miles around!
Don't quite understand,
the metaphor plan,
it has it place poetry,
thanks for sharing,
your thoughts with me. Peace!!!
Regis
Invited him in,
and opened my door.
We expressed this,
and figured that,
and then he left,
till we meet once more.
Michael D.
Personally, with all this confusion in mind, I think that when an immigrant learns the basics of English, those that condemn the unfortunates that have problems should realize what a herculean accomplishment learning English, particularly as an adult, really is. After all, how many Americans are truly fluent in their own language? Most English teachers would admit few!
Rebecca
Love ya!
Jane
Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
something used, or regarded as being used, to represent something else; emblem; symbol.
Huh? Whot?
Some say I must have tarried
But to be an author a metaphor is as useful as a simile and should be taken like alcohol. Use just a few and don't let them persuade you to have too many.