Metaphors are shaped by experience and also contribute to shaping it. Common idioms attempt to capture the dynamics of the ...

We take a look at Roc Marciano's game-changing debut album 'Marcberg' at its 15th anniversary in celebration of Black Music Month.

Similes help you understand one idea by means of other ideas. It is simply a process of comparison (i.e., X is like [or similar to] Y). For example: Her best friend is like an antelope on steroids.

For example, drug or cigarette metaphors are very common when people talk about social media, and in some ways, they’re apt. Apps like TikTok and Instagram can be genuinely addicting and are ...

But we all know what it’s like to lose. And we don’t like it. So when the world asks us to play, we play to win. However, a ceasefire is not about winning. Or losing.

Okay, so maybe you’re convinced that you need to choose your metaphors carefully – and consider testing to make sure they have the desired effect. But given that metaphors matter so much, it’s ...

St. Denis is on the 2024 CBC Poetry Prize longlist twice: for Some Notes on Intoxication and Simile: Like Butterscotch and The Killer and the Harpist.

St. Denis is on the 2024 CBC Poetry Prize longlist twice: for Some Notes on Intoxication and Simile: Like Butterscotch and The Killer and the Harpist. Entry in five-ish words ...

Image composite by Emma Gometz using elements from Canva Here at Science Friday, we’re big fans of metaphors. They can make complicated scientific concepts easier to understand, for both non-experts ...

Throughout history, metaphors and figurative language have been used in health and social care to aid communication, visualise illness and conceptualise thinking. This article, the second in our ...

When an ax shapes or splits a piece of wood, it takes a “bite” from it. Metaphors, however, do much more than provide convenient labels and explanations of new processes.