In dictionaries:
extended metaphor
Sustained comparison throughout the work.
conceptual metaphor
(linguistics) The understanding of one idea or conceptual domain in terms of another.
mixed metaphor
Combining incongruent metaphors into one.
dead metaphor
Metaphor lost original imagery impact.
conduit metaphor
In linguistics, the conduit metaphor is a dominant class of figurative expressions used when discussing communication itself (metalanguage).
synesthetic metaphor
Cross-sensory comparison in language.
frozen metaphor
Metaphor integrated as ordinary language.
Desktop metaphor
In computing, the desktop metaphor is an interface metaphor which is a set of unifying concepts used by graphical user interfaces to help users interact more easily with the computer.
Illness as Metaphor
a 1978 work of critical theory by Susan Sontag, in which she challenged the victim-blaming in the language that is often used to describe diseases and the people affected by them.
Metaphor and metonymy
Metaphor (drawing a similarity between two things) and metonymy (drawing a contiguity between two things) are two fundamental opposite poles along which a discourse with human language is developed.
Interface metaphor
In user interface design, an interface metaphor is a set of user interface visuals, actions and procedures that exploit specific knowledge that users already have of other domains.
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