WritersBlock wrote:
marshall wrote:
I thought metaphors are supposed to add something that can't be expressed in literal terms.
No. A metaphorical statement simply
replaces what can be said in a literal sense.
Like choosing to paint in reds and blues instead of just drawing in black ink. (See that? I just made a metaphor.)
But color is something added. Color doesn't just replace the black ink, it adds to it. There's more you can do with color than with black ink.
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It's simply an alternative method of expressing an idea. Sometimes this alternative method requires greater skill on behalf of the reader to interpret but metaphors are typically NOT subjective (which is why a previous poster got a poor grade; the result of misinterpreting a metaphor).
Sometimes they are objective but they can be subjective too. In poetry and in song lyrics for instance.
15 Oct 2009, 6:49 pm
