Types of Metaphors
Metaphor
definition
Nordquist, Richard. "What Is a Metaphor?" About. Abouteducation, n.d. Web. 07 Sept. 2014.
Examples
"Men's words are bullets, that their enemies take up and make use of against them." (George Savile, Maxims)
"Love is an alchemist that can transmute poison into food--and a spaniel that prefers even punishment from one hand to caresses from another." (Charles Colton, Lacon)
Nordquist, Richard. "What Is a Metaphor?" About. Abouteducation, n.d. Web. 07 Sept. 2014.
implied mataphor
definition
"What Is an Implied Metaphor?" WiseGEEK. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Sept. 2014.
examples
"Examples of Implied Metaphor." YourDictionary. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2014.
extended metaphor
definition
"Extended Metaphor." Literary Devices. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Sept. 2014.
examples
"It never takes longer than a few minutes, when they get together, for everyone to revert to the state of nature, like a party marooned by a shipwreck. That's what a family is. Also the storm at sea, the ship, and the unknown shore. And the hats and the whiskey stills that you make out of bamboo and coconuts. And the fire that you light to keep away the beast." (Michael Chabon, The Yiddish Policeman's Union)
"Extended Metaphor." Literary Devices. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Sept. 2014.
dead metaphor
definition
Nordquist, Richard. "Dead Metaphor." About. Abouteducation, n.d. Web. 07 Sept. 2014.
examples
The light of my life.
Falling in love.
"Dead Metaphors and How to Avoid Them." Answers.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Sept. 2014.
Satalkar, Bhakti. "Metaphor Examples." Buzzle. Buzzle.com, n.d. Web. 07 Sept. 2014.
mixed metaphor
definition
Nordquist, Richard. "What Are Mixed Metaphors?" About. Abouteducation, n.d. Web. 07 Sept. 2014.
examples
"It is easy to condemn Thurmond, Byrd, and their fellow pork barons. Few of us would hail a career spent stewarding the federal gravy train as the vocation of a statesman." (Jonathan Freedland, Bring Home The Revolution)
"Anyone who gets in the way of this cunning steamroller will find himself on a card-index file and then in hot--very hot--water." (Len Deighton, Winter: A Novel of a Berlin Family)
Nordquist, Richard. "What Are Mixed Metaphors?" About. Abouteducation, n.d. Web. 07 Sept. 2014.