Metaphorically+Speaking

"On average, we say about six metaphors a minute" If this is the case, I must be a lot smarter than I think! Of course I'm kidding, but for a single person to utter that many metaphors must take a lot of imagination and knowledge. Which is why we have simplified metaphors to comparisons using the simple formula x=y. Metaphors are made using more than one thing. They bend, twist and combine the two in unexpected ways to create links, analogies and imagery within our minds. They can refer to many things, such as the saying "Juliet is the sun", it is describing her beauty, attractiveness and that Romeo’s world revolves around her. It is not only with words, but with sounds, colors and images that metaphors can be created from.These metaphors influence our decision making and inventions by making us analyse the metaphors, both the words and the analogies, in order to assess the options in front of us. They also make our minds reach out to new possibilities and ideas by bringing in imagination, linking to feelings, memories and knowledge. Metaphors are complicated, complex and also beautiful things once we unlock their secret. And thats what I think makes them so interesting.

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