Active Quote by I. A. Richards

The essence of metaphor is understanding and experiencing one kind of thing in terms of another.

— George Lakoff

Metaphor creates a kind of conceptual synesthesia, in which we understand one concept in the context of another.

— James Geary

Metaphor is pervasive in everyday life, not just in language but in thought and action. Our ordinary conceptual system, in terms of which we…

— George Lakoff

It seems to me that metaphors come down to a certain idea of interconnectedness - that everything relates to everything else. Metaphors don't believe…

— Nick Laird

“A metaphor is not merely a linguistic expression (a form of words) used for artistic or rhetorical purposes; instead, it is a process of…

— Mark Johnson

Metaphor is embodied in language.

— Dennis Potter

Metaphor is the energy charge that leaps between images, revealing their connections.

— Robin Morgan

Metaphor is one of a group of problem-solving medicines known as figures of speech which are normally used to treat literal thinking and other…

— Grant Morrison

“Metaphors are one of the most powerful weapons in your arsenal as a presenter. In today's fast-paced world of communication, a well-thought-out metaphor acts…

— Bruna Martinuzzi

I never think in metaphors or fully make those kind of associations myself. I just lay down a complex situation and hope things arise…

— Yorgos Lanthimos

Key metaphors help determine what and how we perceive and how we think about our perceptions.

— M. H. Abrams

Metaphor is, as a common feature of linguistic practice, an incidental expediency, a homely administering of first-aid by mother-wit to jams or halts in…

— Laura Riding