Metaphors - Direct, Implied, and Extended
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The document discusses different types of metaphors: 1) Direct metaphors make a direct comparison using "is" or "are". 2) Implied metaphors hint at a comparison rather than stating it directly. 3) Extended metaphors continue a comparison over multiple sentences or paragraphs, like in the excerpt from "Me Talk Pretty One Day" where the author compares being taken from class to a criminal capture.
Metaphors - Direct, Implied, and Extended
- 1. METAPHOR – the application of an idea or object to something that’s not literally applicable
- 2. DIRECT METAPHOR The “traditional” metaphor A comparison in which one thing is said to be another “Roosevelt was a bear of a man.”
- 3. IMPLIED METAPHOR A comparison that is hinted at rather than stated “She sailed through the narrow alleys.”
- 4. EXTENDED METAPHOR A comparison that continues through sentences or paragraphs. Excerpt from Me Talk Pretty One Day, by David Sedaris “The agent came for me during a geography lesson. She entered the room and nodded at my fifth-grade teacher, who stood frowning at a map of Europe. What would needle me later was the realization that this had all been prearranged. My capture had been scheduled to go down at exactly 2:30 on a Thursday afternoon. The agent would be wearing a dung-colored blazer over a red knit turtleneck, her heels sensibly low in case the suspect should attempt a quick getaway… ...No one else had been called, so why me? I ran down a list of recent crimes, looking for a conviction that might stick.”