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Sooris Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Metaphor or not.

0Please consider the following sentences.02br
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001. God is Love.02br
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002. You are a trash.02br
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00Can we term these sentences 'metaphors'?02br
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0 Well, whether "***" and "love" are metaphorical or simply identical is a philosophical question, but to my mind, both of your examples are metaphors. Unless you are actually talking to a crumpled up piece of paper in the rubbish bin or perhaps a candy wrapper blowing down the street. 0-

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  • 0 Well, whether "***" and "love" are metaphorical or simply identical is a philosophical question, but to my mind, both of your examples are metaphors.
  • Unless you are actually talking to a crumpled up piece of paper in the rubbish bin or perhaps a candy wrapper blowing down the street.
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0 Well, whether "***" and "love" are metaphorical or simply identical is a philosophical question, but to my mind, both of your examples are metaphors. Unless you are actually talking to a crumpled up piece of paper in the rubbish bin or perhaps a candy wrapper blowing down the street. 0-
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0 I don't know if it's a metaphor or not, but you would say either "you are trash" or "you are a piece of trash" -- not "a trash." 0-
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001. *** is Love.12br
10 2. You are 11font11del10a12del12font10 trash.12br
10 Can we term these sentences 'metaphors'?12blockquote
10Yes, as corrected.02br
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