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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Is it a metaphor?

Living a life of hell
  

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Anonymous Living a life of **** I'd say no. Every word of it seems to be literal, at least insofar as we take '****' to be literal at all. Some would argue that '****' in itself is somehow metaphoric, depending on their own personal brand of theology.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Living a life of **** I'd say no.
  • Every word of it seems to be literal, at least insofar as we take '****' to be literal at all.
  • Some would argue that '****' in itself is somehow metaphoric, depending on their own personal brand of theology.
  • But even so, that doesn't make the whole expression a metaphor.
  • The purest form of metaphor is an "is" statement.
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Anonymous Living a life of ****
I'd say no. Every word of it seems to be literal, at least insofar as we take '****' to be literal at all.

Some would argue that '****' in itself is somehow metaphoric, depending on their own personal brand of theology. But even so, that doesn't make the whole expression a metaphor.

The purest form of metaph
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No man is a lonely island is a metaphor.

It's getting cold as **** under the skin is a simile.

Am I right?
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Since 'living a life of ****' implies that someone's life is ****, I'd be inclined to call it a metaphor.
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IvanhrSince 'living a life of ****' implies that someone's life is ****, I'd be inclined to call it a metaphor.
I agree. a life of **** cannot be literally applicable. It's like a glaring error.
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AnonymousNo man is a lonely island is a metaphor. It's getting cold as **** under the skin is a simile.Am I right?
Right.

CJ
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IvanhrSince 'living a life of ****' implies that someone's life is ****, I'd be inclined to call it a metaphor.
That's a reasonable argument.

CJ
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