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Roald Dahl could always put something awful in something normal. His short story, The Landlady, of 1959, is proof. It is indeed a straightforward story about a young man who checks in at a bed and breakfast. However, as one starts to examine all the metaphor in The Landlady, the story becomes even more disturbing. … Read more
Rap has never been about saying things the plain way. From Biggie to Kendrick, the genre runs on comparison. Metaphor in rap songs is the engine behind every bar that makes you rewind and listen twice. It turns street corners into war zones. It turns heartbreak into weather. It turns survival into chess. Without metaphor, … Read more
The metaphor moon is one of the most popular and most powerful in the English language. People go for it when writing. Poets rely on it. Every year, students “rediscover it” in classrooms. Not so surprisingly, the moon weighs something. It is: Mystery, longing, time & change. Your writing changes when you create a metaphor … Read more
This is one of the stories that has captured the interest of man for a long time. The Adam and eve metaphor is present in theology, psychology, literature, philosophy and even in discussions of the ethics of Artificial Intelligence. It’s not going away. And it’s because it’s constantly pointing towards something true of human experience. … Read more
