Metaphors for anger usually involve heat and explosions. We usually correlate heat with anger and cool with being relaxed. And when someone gets so angry that they get physically or verbally aggressive, we consider it to be an explosion of anger that was built up inside the person. These two concepts underpin nearly every (but …
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Metaphors, analogies, idioms and similes can help us communicate better, think things through, and reflect on our life experiences. But they can also help us think our way through grief, anxiety and pain. Metaphors for life offer us all of this. They offer us the chance to come to terms with our own death, grieve …
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Metaphors for depression can help you to more effectively explain how you’re feeling to family, friends and professionals. These metaphors might also be helpful to people writing, such as writers writing about characters in a story who might be going through a slump. Popular depression metaphors include “feeling drained”, “running on a hamster wheel”, “being …
The sun is one of the most common contextual features of a setting that we write about. But it’s hard to come up with creative new ways to talk about something that has been discussed in countless books over Millenia. Below, I’ve compiled some creative sun metaphors that can help you break through that writer’s …
Time metaphors often refer to how it appears to speed up and slow down. They also often refer to the idea that it is precious and always goes in one direction. Some great time metaphors include: Time is money Time ticks by Time is a flowing river Time is an arrow Time is a gift …
We have developed metaphors and idioms around most emotions in our language. We have metaphors for happiness like “happiness is contagious” and metaphors for fear like “fear is eating me up”. Many of these metaphors feature personification – giving a non-human thing human traits. So, in this review, we’ll look at some fear metaphors and …
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Metaphors and idioms can help us be more expressive and create a picture in people’s minds. The following star metaphors use stars to help create a vivid picture in the mind. The first 4 metaphors help us to describe stars more effectively. They personify stars – which means they give stars human traits, such as …
Plants and trees are commonly used in metaphors to explain concepts related to growth and origin stories (your ‘roots’). Plant and tree metaphors are so built into our language that we often don’t even realize we’re referring to them in our language. In these cases, the phrases have become commonplace idioms. The following metaphors can …
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The albatross is considered a mariner’s friend. For centuries, this bird represented a symbol of good luck for navigators, and they also became an exalted animal among mariners. As such, they’re symbolic of navigation. Their famous status among mariners is even better seen through the albatross complex. This complex is essentially a curse, although it’s …
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You’ll often find people using metaphors, similes and idioms to express joy. My favorite happiness metaphors are: Happiness is sunshine Happiness is electric Happiness is contagious So whether you’re a writer here seeking inspiration or someone here learning English, I’ve got you covered with metaphors for happiness and their explanations. There are many ways to …
