Metaphors

Question 1

Metaphors Negative Example:

(Understanding and experiencing one kind of thing in terms of another. Metaphor is different from a simile. Metaphor: “My love is a rose.” Simile: “My love is like a rose.” Metaphors are an important feature of the language, but they can create negative states when we take their meanings and the fact that they are metaphors, for granted without examination. Like identification, they delete differences. Example clue words: is, are, were, be, etc.)

“She is damaged goods.”

Answer 1

Metaphors Positive Challenge:

“How was she injured?”

Question 2

Metaphors Negative Example:

(Understanding and experiencing one kind of thing in terms of another. Metaphor is different from a simile. Metaphor: “My love is a rose.” Simile: “My love is like a rose.” Metaphors are an important feature of the language, but they can create negative states when we take their meanings and the fact that they are metaphors, for granted without examination. Like identification, they delete differences. Example clue words: is, are, were, be, etc.)

“We are swimming in a sea of man-made toxins.”

Answer 2

Metaphors Positive Challenge:

“The ‘sea’ is similar to what in your experience?”

Question 3

Metaphors Negative Example:

(Understanding and experiencing one kind of thing in terms of another. Metaphor is different from a simile. Metaphor: “My love is a rose.” Simile: “My love is like a rose.” Metaphors are an important feature of the language, but they can create negative states when we take their meanings and the fact that they are metaphors, for granted without examination. Like identification, they delete differences. Example clue words: is, are, were, be, etc.)

“Time is money.”

Answer 3

Metaphors Positive Challenge:

“What else is time?”

Question 4

Metaphors Negative Example:

(Understanding and experiencing one kind of thing in terms of another. Metaphor is different from a simile. Metaphor: “My love is a rose.” Simile: “My love is like a rose.” Metaphors are an important feature of the language, but they can create negative states when we take their meanings and the fact that they are metaphors, for granted without examination. Like identification, they delete differences. Example clue words: is, are, were, be, etc.)

“He’s a pain in the neck.”

Answer 4

Metaphors Positive Challenge:

“What does he do, specifically?”

Question 5

Metaphors Negative Example:

(Understanding and experiencing one kind of thing in terms of another. Metaphor is different from a simile. Metaphor: “My love is a rose.” Simile: “My love is like a rose.” Metaphors are an important feature of the language, but they can create negative states when we take their meanings and the fact that they are metaphors, for granted without examination. Like identification, they delete differences. Example clue words: is, are, were, be, etc.)

“Life sucks.”

Answer 5

Metaphors Positive Challenge:

“Is that all that life does?”