English 350: Metaphor Exercise On this side of the sheet, find as many at least 10 metaphors and/or similes in which the vehicles (what’s being compared to what) are different. On the back, find as many metaphors as you can that have the same vehicle. Tenor Vehicle Quote Meaning circumstance Bombast (stuffed with a bombast circumstance The lord an excuse fabric for aristocratic Horribly with epithets filled with big words & outfits) or CLOTHING of war clichés about the dangers of war, all to hire the gentleman instead of the commoner.
English 350: Metaphor Exercise On this side of the sheet, find as many at least 10 metaphors and/or similes in which the vehicles (what’s being compared to what) are different. On the back, find as many metaphors as you can that have the same vehicle. Tenor Vehicle Quote Meaning circumstance Bombast (stuffed fabric for aristocratic outfits) or CLOTHING with a bombast circumstance Horribly with epithets of war The lord an excuse filled with big words & clichés about the dangers of war, all to hire the gentleman instead of the commoner.