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Simile into metaphor: Her cheeks are red as blood



 
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Simile into metaphor: Her cheeks are red as blood Mon Jun 05, 2006 23:13 pm  Simile into metaphor: Her cheeks are red as blood
 

Hi

Can you please change the given simile into metaphor?

1- Her cheeks are red as blood. (simile)

If I write:

1- Her cheeks are blood. (how is that?)

I know about some situations where they can be changed.

1- He is a lion. (He is strong as a lion.)
2- They are rats. (They are as cowardly as rats.)
3- She is a rose. (She is beautiful like a rose.)

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Simile into metaphor: Tue Jun 06, 2006 0:36 am  Simile into metaphor:
 

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Simile into metaphor: Tue Jun 06, 2006 12:58 pm  Simile into metaphor:
 

Thank you, Mr Micawber.

To understand it simply, could I say that some similes can not be turned into metaphors?

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Simile into metaphor: Tue Jun 06, 2006 14:46 pm  Simile into metaphor:
 

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Well, I am not sure that it is impossible, Tom, but I think that it takes a poet to do it decently. I cannot offhand see how to change your cheeks/blood one. Perhaps another member is more talented at this.
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Red Tue Jun 06, 2006 14:56 pm  Red
 

Hi Tom,

Her cheeks are blood red? It reminds me of a famous ballad :

Quote:
This is a tale of extreme loyalty and self sacrifice. The namesake of the ballad - Sir Patrick Spens - is called upon by the king to sail to Norway and fetch his daughter.
and the opening lines are:

Quote:
The king sits in Dumfermline town.
Drinking the blude-red wine: O
'O whare will I get a skeely skipper,
To sail this new ship of mine?'

As this is an old Scottish ballad, you have to realise that blood is written and pronounced as blude, where becomes whare and skilful becomes skeely A skipper is a captain of a ship

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Simile into metaphor: Tue Jun 06, 2006 15:40 pm  Simile into metaphor:
 

Thank you Mr. Micawber and Sir Alan (for constantly bearing with me Very Happy )

Last question: Can the given sentence be called a metaphor?

"Her cheeks are blood red."

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Simile into metaphor: Thu Jun 08, 2006 19:48 pm  Simile into metaphor:
 

Dear Amy

What do you think about my question? Would you discuss the burden of the topic a bit? I would love to know your opinions about the same.

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Simile into metaphor: Thu Jun 08, 2006 21:01 pm  Simile into metaphor:
 

Hi Tom

I agree with Mr. Micawber's statements about your original question.

Some things just don't work well as metaphors. But I think it's also possible that, given exactly the right context, you can probably say things that would otherwise (out of context) just sound weird.

"Her cheeks are blood red"[/i] isn't a metaphor in my opinion, it's simply a description of the color or her cheeks.

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Blood red Thu Jun 08, 2006 21:54 pm  Blood red
 

Hi Amy,

Surely the simile her cheeks are as red as blood becomes metaphorical when you say her cheeks are blood red? Or am I out of order?

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Simile into metaphor: Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:31 am  Simile into metaphor:
 

Hi Alan

Let me ask you a question. What do you consider the difference between metaphor and metaphoric to be (other than the obvious noun/adjective difference)? And aren't similes a little different from metaphors?

Tom's question was whether Her cheeks are blood red is a metaphor or not. And I just couldn't see the answer to that question as yes. Particularly in light of the other examples he gave.

But, then again, maybe I'm out of order. Laughing

Tom's sentence could also have been reworded as Her cheeks are the same color as blood. In my book, that's not a metaphor. Is that a simile? I guess so. Cool

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Simile into metaphor: Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:04 am  Simile into metaphor:
 

As for me,I don't see any metaphorical sense here.It may be considered rather a simile than a metaphor.By the way,it occurred to me that it would be better to create a columh dealing with stylistics and stylistic analysis Very Happy What's your opinion?I think it would be very useful!
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Simile/metaphor Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:04 am  Simile/metaphor
 

Hi,

Without wishing to flog a dead horse (now there's a metaphor) to me a metaphor is a non-literal use of a word and that's how I see this wrteched woman and her cheeks. It's like the old king drinking his blude-red wine.

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Simile into metaphor: Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:26 am  Simile into metaphor:
 

Hi Alan

Quote:
...this wretched woman and her cheeks

Now there's something I agree with. Very Happy

Also not wishing to flog a dead horse, but nonetheless not being able to resist, here's something I found (from The Black Adder):
"This is a crisis. A large crisis. In fact, if you've got a moment, it's a twelve-story crisis with a magnificent entrance hall, carpeting throughout, 24-hour porterage and an enormous sign on the roof saying 'This Is a Large Crisis.'"

Now, is that a metaphor or a simile? Laughing

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Metaphor Fri Jun 09, 2006 10:29 am  Metaphor
 

Hi Amy,

Now that's a metaphor to die for! Just think of the learning opportunities the whole of Blackadder would provide. Now I have a plan. A cunning plan .....

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Simile into metaphor: Fri Jun 09, 2006 12:49 pm  Simile into metaphor:
 

Hi Amy and Alan

So "I could not see the wood for trees."

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