Kim Woods

Discussion 1 Week 2

Due Tuesday 6/9/15 by 6pm

http://theliterarylink.com/metaphors.html

http://www.politicalmetaphors.com/

Lakoff and Johnson

Find a Structural Metaphor

The text by Lakoff and Johnson can be a little difficult, so let's try to find some more examples on our own. After reading the text, did you think of any other structural metaphors? Try to find a structural metaphor in everyday language or expressions. Lay out what the structural metaphor is and then post a series of expressions that support your claim.

For example:

Structural metaphor: The mind is a house.

Expressions:

A window to the mind. A doorway to the mind. I wish you would let me into your head. Get out of my head! Don't board up your mind. An idea slipped in the backdoor of the mind. That idea has a solid foundation.