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Dormant metaphor

 

Techniques > Use of language > Metaphor > Dormant metaphor

Method | Example | Discussion | See also

 

Description

A dormant metaphor is one where the connection between the vehicle and the subject is not clear.

Example

I was lost in thought. [How?]

She flew at him. [Why? In anger? Love?]

He was rattled. [Why? By what or whom?]

Discussion

A dormant metaphor may be formed when a sentence is incomplete in some way or shortened.

The value of a dormant metaphor may well be weak, as the insufficient connection loses the power that the metaphor can bring. 

See also

Metaphor basics

 

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