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, 14 years ago→Dead metaphors are clichés - they are the ones that everyone knows and have been used so many times that they are just a part of everyday language, e.g.
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=== Dead Metaphors === | === Dead Metaphors === | ||
Dead metaphors are clichés - they are the ones that everyone knows and have been used so many times that they are just a part of everyday language, e.g. | |||
* Stone cold | * Stone cold | ||
* A heart of stone | * A heart of stone | ||
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Of course, the first time these were used, they would have been arresting - something new and apt. Now they have become stale - and have little fresh impact. They are part of our clichéd language - they communicate but not as powerfully as something freshly minted. Collect as many as possible from reading and noticing each other's speech. Make a list. Use these for a writing game by taking them literally, e.g. | Of course, the first time these were used, they would have been arresting - something new and apt. Now they have become stale - and have little fresh impact. They are part of our clichéd language - they communicate but not as powerfully as something freshly minted. Collect as many as possible from reading and noticing each other's speech. Make a list. Use these for a writing game by taking them literally, e.g. | ||
I felt stone cold -My arms were rockAnd my legs were granite. | * I felt stone cold -My arms were rockAnd my legs were granite. | ||
* She was the apple of my eye -But someone took a biteOut of my sight! | |||
* My teacher was boiling mad -Steam came out of her mouth! | |||
* I hatched a plan -It is only just able to walkAnd needs bottle-feeding daily. | |||
This sort of language play helps children look anew at language that they may just be using without really thinking about its meaning. | |||
This sort of language play helps children look anew at language that they may just be using without really thinking about its meaning. | |||
=== Inventing Metaphors === | === Inventing Metaphors === | ||
