Language operates between literal and metaphorical signification.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Metaphor is embodied in language.
Language is memory and metaphor.
Metaphor creates a kind of conceptual synesthesia, in which we understand one concept in the context of another.
Metaphor matters because it creates expectations.
Metaphor is not just the detection of patterns; it is the creation of patterns.
In poetic language, in which the sign as such takes on an autonomous value, this sound symbolism becomes an actual factor and creates a sort of accompaniment to the signified.
Language description and metaphors seem readily available. The things I have to work harder at are plot, pacing, and form.
Metaphors, similes, puns - all manner of metonymy - I'm interested in language that cannot be parsed by a machine - language that can only be understood through acculturation.
When I can't talk sense, I talk metaphor.
Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space.
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