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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
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