Society for Pure English, Tract 11 - Three Articles on Metaphor

Project Gutenberg's Three Articles on Metaphor, by Society for Pure EnglishThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Tract XI: Three Articles on MetaphorAuthor: Society for Pure EnglishRelease Date: August 28, 2004 [EBook #13311]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THREE ARTICLES ON METAPHOR ***Produced by David Starner, Project Manager, Keith M. Eckrich, Post-Processor, and the Project Gutenberg OnlineDistributed Proofreaders TeamSOCIETY FOR PURE ENGLISHTRACT No. XITHREE ARTICLES ON METAPHORBy E.B., H.W. Fowler & A. Clutton-BrockMISCELLANEOUS NOTES & CORRESPONDENCEAt the Clarendon Press1922THREE ARTICLES ON METAPHORI. NOTES ON THE FUNCTION OF METAPHORThe business of the writer is to arouse in the mind of his reader the fullest possible consciousness of the ideas oremotion that he is expressing.To this end he suggests a comparison between it and something else which is similar to it in respect of those qualities towhich he desires to draw attention. The reader's mind at once gets to work unconsciously on this comparison, rejectingthe unlike qualities and recognizing with an enhanced and satisfied consciousness the like ones. The functions of simileand metaphor are the same in this respect.Both simile and metaphor are ...