Metaphoric Criticism

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Artifact Analysis 3 Additional Resources 4 References

Introduction

The elementary definition of metaphor is “a comparison to some unrelated thing.” This understanding of metaphor is addressed and refuted by Lakoff and Johnson in their essay, “Metaphors We Live By” (1980). They argue that metaphors are not merely figures of speech, but subconscious mental processes that help us make sense of our surroundings. Essentially, metaphors do more than describe some objective definition of reality. Metaphors allow us to create our own social reality – the way we perceive the world around us. Moreover, metaphors are a particularly powerful tool in rhetoric because we are often compelled to take some sort of action based on the metaphors we create. The process of analyzing the effectiveness of metaphors in rhetoric is known as metaphoric criticism.

Artifact Analysis

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Additional Resources

References

1. ↑ MLA Citation