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Metaphors Dictionary
Elyse Sommer
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Description for Metaphors Dictionary
Hardcover.
A masterful metaphor, like a picture, may be worth a thousand words. By comparing two unlike objects or ideas, it illuminates the similarities between them, accomplishing in a word or phrase what could otherwise be expressed only in many words, if at all. Metaphors Dictionary is an expansive collection of 6,500 colorful classic and contemporary comparative phrases (with full annotations and a complete bibliography of sources). The Metaphors Dictionary revisits most of the great names in the annals of cultural literacy while dipping into current media too.
A masterful metaphor, like a picture, may be worth a thousand words. By comparing two unlike objects or ideas, it illuminates the similarities between them, accomplishing in a word or phrase what could otherwise be expressed only in many words, if at all. Metaphors Dictionary is an expansive collection of 6,500 colorful classic and contemporary comparative phrases (with full annotations and a complete bibliography of sources). The Metaphors Dictionary revisits most of the great names in the annals of cultural literacy while dipping into current media too.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Visible Ink Press United States
Number of pages
626
Condition
New
Number of Pages
626
Place of Publication
Canton, MI, United States
ISBN
9781578591374
SKU
V9781578591374
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99-15
Reviews for Metaphors Dictionary
“The most comprehensive work of its kind. A valuable addition to reference works on words.” – Booklist “Rates a recommendation to lovers of language.” – William Safire, The New York Times “A good heavy book holds you down. It's an anchor that keeps you from getting up and having another gin and tonic.” – Roy ... Read more