Browsing by Subject "metaphor"
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(1991)Isolation, alienation, separation, psychic loneliness, fundamental aloneness, failure to communicate ... the words sound a twentieth century litany. This study primarily examines the methods that writers from different ...
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(2010-01-14)This dissertation analyzes concepts of the writing self in works about writing by professional creative writers (writers, poets, and essayists). Through a rhetorical analysis of these texts, I observe that writers view the ...
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(2012-07-16)The presence of metaphorical language in Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species has been the source of much debate, particularly in the interaction between Darwin's theory and the Christian faith. The metaphorical ...
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Metaphors are a convenient and intuitive means for understanding complex human conditions, but their use comes with both benefits and sacrifices. As in any written media, authors of texts pertaining to mental illness wield ...