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What is the effect of metaphors on the reader?

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What is the effect of metaphors on the reader?

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- thoughts and feeling in the readers minds.
- creation of vivid imagery.
- transfer of a emotional content.
- the reader gets memorable images.
- In speech and in writing metaphors are used to say something else like her eyes are like  shining  stars in the night sky and he is cold hearted.

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Metaphors are used in speech and writing when one thing is said to be another, as in, "He has a heart of stone," or "Her eyes were oceans, filled with watery light." The effects of metaphors on a reader include the creation of vivid imagery, such as the transfer of emotional content from something generally understood to something less understood, the intrusion of non-literal significance into consciousness and the revitalization of familiar words and phrases with new meanings.

The Creation of Vivid Imagery

The effectiveness of written and spoken communication often depends upon the ability of the speaker or writer to present the listener or reader with specific, detailed, memorable images. Metaphors accomplish this by combining ideas in unexpected ways. For example, Shakespeare's poetic phrase in Sonnet 18, "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day," he writes: "Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines," evokes an image of the sun as a glaring eye.

Transfer of Emotional Content

Metaphors are effective partly because they borrow emotional content from something that is already well understood and lend it to something that the writer is trying to help a reader understand. This explains why metaphors often use commonly understood objects, such as the moon, stars and oceans. For example, an author might write, "When he saw her, his head burst with starlight," or, "Friendless he wandered, through a desert that knew no bounds."

Non-Literal Significance

Much of language is non-literal, and this portion of communication is often deeply significant. Non-literal communication may have the logic of a dream, associating two things on the basis of surface meanings or striving for deep symmetry between concepts not obviously connected. Metaphors operate on this non-literal level, deepening the reader or hearer's grasp of meanings below the surface of consciousness. For example, in Sonnet 18, the speaker compares the object of desire to a summer day, but then states that she is "more lovely and more temperate" than summer. This sets up the reader to understand that the beloved possesses qualities that extend beyond the literal, temporal world of nature's seasons: "But thy eternal summer shall not fade," the speaker states. It is this transfer of the literal description of nature to how the woman possesses spiritual beauty that resides in a dimension apart from temporal beauty. This is a glimpse into the beauty and power of metaphor.

The Revitalization of the Familiar

The power of language to communicate ideas tends to dissipate through overuse and the passage of time. Phrases that once surprised hearers with their freshness, become trite. Metaphors reverse this process by revitalizing old words, giving them new meanings and applying them to new contexts. For instance, Vladimir Nabokov, in his novel Pnin, described a character's mouth as a seaside cave and his tongue as a "fat, sleek seal."

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Metaphors are used in speech and writing when one thing is said to be another, as in, He has a heart of stone, or Her eyes were oceans, filled with watery light. The effects of metaphors on a reader include the creation of vivid imagery, such as the transfer of emotional content from something generally understood to ...

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- to understand the effect.
- it helps you with understandings and learn better.
- creative literary such as a metaphor allows a writer to leave a impact through their writing.

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One of the most well known metaphors in literature comes from William Shakespeare, "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players..." This is a metaphor because the world is not actually a stage, but it is being compared to one. It implies that life is like a play on stage and we are all merely actors playing out different scenes. Shakespeare is well known for using metaphors in his works to invoke thoughts and feelings in a reader's mind and allow them to understand the depth of the image he is trying to express. A metaphor compares two different things and implies it has similar characteristics. It essentially describes one object as another even though they are different.

Metaphors can convey meaning and conjure up images, thoughts and feelings in a reader's mind with just a few simple words. Sometimes instead of using a few sentences or a paragraph to describe something, a metaphor can provide a stronger description with a lasting impact. This also allows the reader to use their imagination and interpretation and become more engaged in your writing. A metaphor can be used to set a scene, express a mood or even just to get straight to the point and not lose a reader in a paragraph of descriptions when a simple metaphor can show the reader so much more.

A metaphor is a tool to be used when you want a particular part of your writing to stand out. Metaphors shouldn't be used just for the sake of it otherwise it might seem forced and will fail to convey the description as strongly or in the best way. It can also add an element of drama. Most people use metaphors in everyday life and a lot of times we don't even notice it because it has become part of our vocabulary. Some examples of common ones we use are "the time flew", "the ball is in your court" and "my heart is broken". These metaphors have become so common that they are clichés, yet we still use them. Why do we use these metaphors in our conversations? The same reason that writers use them, to express a thought, an emotion through a strong description to help people understand the gravity of our situation.

There is no need to use already existing metaphors. Overused metaphors lose their intended effect as they no longer require the use of imagination. The use of original metaphors will add strength to your writing and readers will appreciate the move away from outdated and overused metaphors. One of the greatest abilities a writer has is to express their message through memorable, convincing writing. The use of a creative literary device such as a metaphor allows a writer to leave an impact through their writing. When used effectively, the metaphor has the potential to change everything and inspire creativity in the reader's mind.

Shivana Deo is an aspiring writer with the hopes of one day publishing a novel. Having always had a love of reading, Shivana is passionate about working in the writing industry and pursuing her ambitions as a novelist.

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