English 2230F/G Lecture Notes - Free Verse, Extended Metaphor, Westron
8 Mar 2013
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Day 2 of this poetry english class (i think) The difference between literal and figurative language. Think of the figurative translations of the literal: it can be done through comparison and similarity. History of the use of metaphor o. Ground: think of it like a common ground. What the point of a metaphor is is the tenor. Apostrophe: it"s an address to something or someone who is absent. Sense of a dramatic moment at the turn of the address: the person needs to talk to the addressee. A symbol is an image that is itself literally but also has other meanings attached: ex. those shoes you bought me don"t fit. Readerly: for the reader, you can pull out the argument and paraphrase it, for the writer. Metaphor, simile, and symbol all work by similarity and comparison. Metonymy: one thing is substituted for another.
