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Rhetoric and metaphor : Asst. Prof : Ra'ad Alnawaas
Other Title(s)
البلاغة و المجاز في اللغة الإنجليزية : الأستاذ المساعد رعد النواس
Author
Source
Journal of al-Qadisiya in Arts and Educational Sciense
Issue
Vol. 16, Issue 2 (30 Jun. 2016), pp.317-338, 22 p.
Publisher
University of al-Qadisiyah College of Education
Publication Date
2016-06-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
22
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
Abstract EN
Rhetoric is a tool that helps to enhance composition: its aim is to express, to persuade, to inform a personal thought or to entertain the reader .One of its important devices is metaphor which is a figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated but share some common characteristics.
This research investi ates metaphor in English language and its types .It falls into two sections the first one talks about rhethoric in general, and it introduces a chronological definitions of rhetoric, also referring to the uses of rhetoic in our daily life .
The second section introduces metaphor in English language and its definitions .It also refers to the relation between the concept and metaphor .This section refers to the most important types of metaphor which are: Live, dead, structural, Orientational, Ontalogical, complex, extended, also also shows the most important functions of these types.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Majid, Dirgham. 2016. Rhetoric and metaphor : Asst. Prof : Ra'ad Alnawaas. Journal of al-Qadisiya in Arts and Educational Sciense،Vol. 16, no. 2, pp.317-338.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-847385
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Majid, Dirgham. Rhetoric and metaphor : Asst. Prof : Ra'ad Alnawaas. Journal of al-Qadisiya in Arts and Educational Sciense Vol. 16, no. 2 (2016), pp.317-338.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-847385
American Medical Association (AMA)
Majid, Dirgham. Rhetoric and metaphor : Asst. Prof : Ra'ad Alnawaas. Journal of al-Qadisiya in Arts and Educational Sciense. 2016. Vol. 16, no. 2, pp.317-338.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-847385
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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Record ID
BIM-847385