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FOUR FORMS OF METAPHOR IN THE POETRY OF EMILY DICKINSON

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1982
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Any Dickinson poem may be identified as containing one of four forms of metaphor. The forms are distinguished from each other by the implicit and/or explicit naming of the essential components of every metaphor, the vehicle and tenor. Form A metaphors are those in which both components are explicitly stated, such as in the poem "The Soul's distinct connection." In Form B metaphors only the tenor is stated, while the vehicle is implied. "The Bustle in a House" is an example of this Form. Form C metaphors are those in which the vehicle is stated and the tenor is implied as in "The Snow that never drifts--." And in Form D, neither component is explicitly stated. Illustrative of this form is "I like to see it lap the Miles--." Recognition of the four Forms facilitates understanding of metaphorical poems and allows for more exact criticism of metaphor.
Title: FOUR FORMS OF METAPHOR IN THE POETRY OF EMILY DICKINSON.
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Name(s): COHEN, NANCY SITARIK.
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Pearce, Howard D., Thesis advisor
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1982
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 65 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: Any Dickinson poem may be identified as containing one of four forms of metaphor. The forms are distinguished from each other by the implicit and/or explicit naming of the essential components of every metaphor, the vehicle and tenor. Form A metaphors are those in which both components are explicitly stated, such as in the poem "The Soul's distinct connection." In Form B metaphors only the tenor is stated, while the vehicle is implied. "The Bustle in a House" is an example of this Form. Form C metaphors are those in which the vehicle is stated and the tenor is implied as in "The Snow that never drifts--." And in Form D, neither component is explicitly stated. Illustrative of this form is "I like to see it lap the Miles--." Recognition of the four Forms facilitates understanding of metaphorical poems and allows for more exact criticism of metaphor.
Identifier: 14099 (digitool), FADT14099 (IID), fau:10913 (fedora)
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1982.
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Subject(s): Dickinson, Emily,--1830-1886--Criticism and interpretation
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