The garden is a metaphor for life, and gardening is a symbol of the spiritual path. From LearnThat.org. [Larry Dossey]
And then he whacks the villain before you can say the word metaphor. From Wordnik.com. [Rapture Ready!] Reference
Well the metaphor is a dangerous one if we extend it to the British School of soccer management. From Wordnik.com. [E is for Ecology « An A-Z of ELT] Reference
The word "metaphor" comes from the Greek and means "to carry beyond.". From Wordnik.com. Reference
Weidenbaum: It’s interesting talking to you, because you use the term metaphor but you don’t speak in metaphors. From Wordnik.com. [Disquiet » Popp Music] Reference
It can be described only in metaphor and allegory. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt: The Noonday Demon by Andrew Solomon] Reference
Therefore, the Nazi metaphor is very easily applied. From Wordnik.com. ["Israel Is Our Home"] Reference
The metaphor is an ancient one in cosmogonic terms, but. From Wordnik.com. [Psychology in Search of Psyches: Friedrich Schelling, Gotthilf Schubert and the Obscurities of the Romantic Soul] Reference
The sole aim of a metaphor is to call up a visual image. From Wordnik.com. [Politics and the English Language] Reference
Another potential metaphor is to view P2P as a parasite. From Wordnik.com. [Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Chinese cyber cops] Reference
The rules of cricket explained: the pie metaphor is great. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: December 1, 2002 - December 7, 2002 Archives] Reference
So mystics, like poets, always talk in metaphor and allusion. From Wordnik.com. [Rabbi Alan Lurie: The Mystical Experience: A Question of What's Beyond] Reference
The beauty of this metaphor is that it glosses over many problems. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
The tenor of that metaphor is “We,” which offers no specifics. From Wordnik.com. [You Are the What?] Reference
The whole point of a metaphor is that you are linking the two items. From Wordnik.com. [On Oregon Ranchers and Wolves] Reference
These rhetorical devices are just that; a metaphor is not an argument. From Wordnik.com. [Angus Deaton goes Nuclear] Reference
But metaphor is certainly a powerful tool for bridging the gaps I mention. From Wordnik.com. [inkblurt · Why We Just Don’t Get It] Reference
I hate that most guns are nowadays and mr. cooper your metaphor is spot on. From Wordnik.com. [Have you noticed the misconceptions of people do have distinguishing the difference between the M16 from the AR15 and calling th] Reference
All romance involves the sublimation of an appetite, and no metaphor is perfect. From Wordnik.com. [Book/Movie Review: Twilight] Reference
The use of visual metaphor is very clever and all-in-all, it's pretty realistic. From Wordnik.com. [AIDS Prevention Video] Reference
He might have added, in a codicil, that "metaphor is the record of dead science.". From Wordnik.com. [Never Mind] Reference
Occasionally, we realize that a metaphor is no longer useful, and doesn't fit any more. From Wordnik.com. [The Authority of Learning] Reference
PS: I love the over the top dramatic phrasing by the way (hence the strained rain metaphor). From Wordnik.com. [Comedy Central Accepts Political Ad - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Illness as metaphor is a fascinating topic, along how we translate, portray and personify it. From Wordnik.com. [Evil, Incarnate] Reference
(As a memory aid Auger's metaphor is excellent; its poetical value is perhaps open to dispute.). From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Physics 1948 - Presentation Speech] Reference
I too find myself thinking in metaphor and finding metaphorical meaning in just about everything. From Wordnik.com. [Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » SINK METAPHORS, TOAST FAIRIES, AND WRITING] Reference
Your metaphor is the sort of thing I would expect from a member of the White Citizen’s Council. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Support for Restricting the Speech of Students Who Wear American Flags to School on Cinco de Mayo] Reference
I know a great deal of it by heart, for I loved it long before I knew a metaphor from a synecdoche. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of My Life] Reference
Bringing to the end of troubles, and to the goal full of glory: a metaphor from the contests in the public games. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
The metaphor is taken from those animals whose strength is in their horns (Ps 18: 2; 75: 10; 132: 17). house of. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
Extended metaphor: The Romeo and Juliet metaphor is pretty much maintained throughout the song with decent continuity. From Wordnik.com. [2009 March | Fanatical Pupil] Reference
The birth metaphor is so apt … Have a wonderful summer (just think: sleep deprivation of a whole different nature!). From Wordnik.com. [épanouie] Reference
Costner addressed his upbringing in "90 Miles an Hour," a song from "Untold Truths" that he refers to as a metaphor for his life. From Wordnik.com. [Aspen Times - Top Stories] Reference
October 6th, 2005 at 8: 08 pm lol, a metaphor is symbolic in its definition. besides it applies to a word or phrase, not picture. From Wordnik.com. [p2pnet Picture Post Special] Reference
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