Project Gutenberg 2004-08-28 Public domain in the USA. 129 Society for Pure English English, Society for Pure Clutton-Brock, A. (Arthur) 1868 1924 Clutton-Brock, Arthur Daryush, Elizabeth Bridges 1887 1977 Bridges, Elizabeth Fowler, H. W. (Henry Watson) 1858 1933 Fowler, Henry Watson Three Articles on Metaphor Society for pure english, Tract no. XI Produced by David Starner, Project Manager, Keith M. Eckrich, Post-Processor, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreaders Team "Three Articles on Metaphor" by E.B., H.W. Fowler & A. Clutton-Brock is a scholarly publication produced in the early 20th century, around the 1920s. This work is an exploration of metaphoric language and its function, examining how metaphors are constructed and used, particularly in literary and journalistic contexts. The authors aim to elucidate the distinctions between live and dead metaphors, their appropriate applications, and common pitfalls writers encounter when employing these figures of speech. The book consists of three main articles that delve into the intricacies of metaphors. The first article discusses the function of metaphor in writing, asserting that effective metaphors enhance a reader's understanding by drawing meaningful comparisons. The second article addresses the role of metaphor in journalism, highlighting the dangers of overused, mixed, or dead metaphors that can dilute the intended effect of writing. The final article critiques habitual metaphor usage, emphasizing that the reliance on clichéd expressions can weaken a writer's prose and diminish emotional communication. Overall, the work serves as a guide for writers to utilize metaphor effectively, encouraging originality and precision in expression. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Metaphor PE Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Language & Communication Category: Journalism/Media/Writing 76443 2025-07-06T04:55:09.110116 text/html 76488 76314 2024-11-06T07:26:14.685402 2023-10-06T08:45:01.652877 text/html text/html 105447 2025-07-06T04:55:13.881054 application/epub+zip 104070 2025-07-06T04:55:11.634072 application/epub+zip 85507 2025-07-06T04:55:10.625092 application/epub+zip 205413 2025-07-06T04:55:15.573038 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192082 2025-07-06T04:55:13.284059 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163394 2022-09-07T01:31:10.428127 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 64337 2025-07-06T04:55:08.884083 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 44467 2024-10-28T20:17:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19384 2025-07-06T04:55:15.707046 application/rdf+xml 12989 2025-07-06T04:55:11.108066 image/jpeg 3550 2025-07-06T04:55:10.865068 image/jpeg 104523 2025-07-06T04:55:09.118096 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia