On Nov 7, 2008, at 10:30 AM, William Conger wrote:
I think the door reference was an analogy because it was conditioned
by the thing it is compared to, being larger or smaller as
"appreciation" was larger or smaller. A metaphor could, maybe
should, retain equvialence in comparison but since it is more about
one thing "as if" another and not simply one thing "like" another,
it can include all the non-comparable attributes of the surrogate.
Grammarians to the table, please. Michael?
I agree: you set up the comparison as an analogy.
Appreciation : art :: door : visitor
An analogy is a structural comparison, often associating specific
aspects of the subject and the thing compared to it, as in your
example. A metaphor can be much wider and less specific; in fact, a
metaphor can use qualities or aspects of the comparison that don't
exist or do not have a counterpart in the subject. So I disagree that
a metaphor "maybe should retain equivalence in comparison." Metaphors
are much like painting: if you can get away with it, then you can get
away with it.
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