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Metaphor of Phoenix Rising

began to feel old and weak, it would gather spices and aromatic branches, make a fire and immolate itself in the fragrant flames (...

Metaphors of the Body

rational level. In order to accomplish this task, the article informs the reader that the US plans to spend $3.5 billion to rebui...

Poetry and Metaphors

savagery which slavery brought with it. Notice in this passage how the belles traits are given, then immediately juxtaposed with t...

Morgan's Organizational Metaphors and the Microsoft Corporation Analyzed

its popular Windows operating system and the Microsoft Office Suite. The company has expanded within the last decade to include su...

Ship of State Metaphor in Book VI of Plato's The Republic

reaching true conclusions and therefore may use their knowledge of language and logic to confuse the average person on the issues ...

Metaphors and Themes in Works of Louis De Bernieres and Primo Levi

make an appearance in the book until nearly mid-way through. However, it is quickly understood, once he appears, that he and his m...

'Irish Conversation' Metaphor and Southwest Airlines

Clearly, the relationship between Southwest Airlines marketing division as guided by owner Herb Kelleher and the metaphoric Irish ...

Archetypal Metaphors in A Clockwork Orange

who is so conditioned by the state that he is unable to survive in the real world. Finally, a violent past which he is unable to c...

Metaphor Concept and Theories

hand is a condensed form of simile, or the simile without the use of the words "like" or "as" (1978). Both are comparisons but mos...

Simile and Metaphor

arms off and place them somewhere, nor did she wage a real battle on the high window. Even the terms high window and shadow can be...

Metaphor Controlling

interesting to note, there are several distinctions of metaphors. According to the online Merriam-Webster dictionary (2002) metaph...

Experiences and Metaphors

In five pages this paper examines how personal experiences are conveyed through metaphor but also discusses the constraints of gra...

'Prayer' by George Herbert, Structure and Metaphor

In 5 pages this paper examines the sonnet structure of this 17th century poem and considers its use of religious metaphor. There ...

Biological Metaphors

In five pages this paper discusses biomining and bioreactors in this overview of metaphors in biology. Eight sources are cited in...

Metaphors of Darkness and Light in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

In five pages this paper discusses how the characters in this Shakespearean tragedy are better understood through the metaphors of...

Paradox and Metaphor in 'Batter My Heart' by John Donne

In five pages this paper considers paradox and metaphor as each is represented in this poem by John Donne. There are no other sou...

Poetic Metaphors Used by Boccaccio, Aquinas, Sidney, Shelley, and Aristotle

In twelve pages the poetic metaphor and its value is assessed within the works of these varied literary and philosophical icons. ...

The Government Metaphor of Al Capone's Chicago Control

In a research paper consisting of five pages the similarities between a government and Al Capone's crime syndicate are compared in...

Metaphor and Symmetry in Escher's Works

In ten pages this paper examines Escher's works in a consideration of the mathematical, scientific, metaphorical, and symmetrical ...

Metaphor in Il Postino Film

In three pages the movie is summarized but its metaphor usages is the primary focus. There are no other sources listed....

'The Flea' by John Donne, Meaning and Metaphor

imagery and emotional intensity alone, but by considering the social context that they grew out of and how they address it, a whol...

Health Care, Organization, and Metaphor

In five pages this report examines metaphor in a consideration of the health care organizational environment. Three sources are c...

Poetry and Metaphor

is T.S. Eliots The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock. Through the adroit use of metaphor Eliot invites the reader to undertake a jo...

Lord Byron's Poems and the Metaphors of Love and Fame

more likely that they will remember and personally value the days of their youth. Byron takes a strong stand in representing thi...

Metaphor and Imagery in 'My Papa's Waltz' by Theodore Roethke

In six pages this report analyzes the metaphor and imagery featured in 'My Papa's Waltz' by poet Theodore Roethke. Three sources ...

Literary Metaphors Involving Water

In five pages this paper examines how water is metaphorically depicted in 'The God of Small Things' by Arundhati Roy, 'The Innocen...

Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms and the Rain Metaphor

In five pages this paper discusses how death and separation are metaphorically represented by rain in Ernest Hemingway's A Farewel...

Metaphor in the Work of E. E. Cummings

This essay provides a reading of the classic Cummings' poem, "somewhere I have never travelled, gladly beyond." The aut...

Metaphor in 'Cathedral' by Raymond Carver

extensively from both the perspective of the unsighted as one who fails to see the beauty of the world around him to the sightless...

Metaphor of Hunting in Tom Jones by Henry Fielding

different a cast from little Jones, that not only the family but all the neighbourhood resounded his praises. He was, indeed, a l...