CLASSIFICATION OF THE METAPHORS ACCORDING TO THE DEGREE OF UNEXPECTEDNESS

European Scientific Journal, Feb 2012

Unexpectedness causes great emotions in real life; the more unexpected this or that phenomenon is the greater the causedemotion is, be negative or positive. The classification of metaphors given in article is based on the degree of theirunexpectedness. The article discusses genuine and trite metaphors and the way metaphor passes in the period of itsexistence.

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CLASSIFICATION OF THE METAPHORS ACCORDING TO THE DEGREE OF UNEXPECTEDNESS

February /Special/ edition CLASSIFICATION OF THE METAPHORS ACCORDING TO THE DEGREE OF UNEXPECTEDNESS Tamar Manjavidze 0 1 candidate 0 1 0 Grigol Robakidze University , Tbilisi , Georgia 1 Nino Kemertelidze, PhD Full Professor at Grigol Robakidze University , Tbilisi , Georgia Unexpectedness causes great emotions in real life; the more unexpected this or that phenomenon is the greater the caused emotion is, be negative or positive. The classification of metaphors given in article is based on the degree of their unexpectedness. The article discusses genuine and trite metaphors and the way metaphor passes in the period of its existence. Unexpectedness causes great emotions in real life; the more unexpected this or that phenomenon is the greater the caused emotion is, be negative or positive. The same can be said about any stylistic device, namely in case of metaphor. - in the course of time it becomes trite and being even an inseparable part of the language often are not perceived as metaphor any longer. The material under investigation gave us the opportunity to set intermediate links between genuine and trite metaphors what is well seen in the scheme below: genuine to which the is added according to the The research proved that even not all genuine metaphors can arouse the same kind of Let us discuss each of them separately. The class of genuine metaphors emotions; i.e. not all of them are equally strong. She didnt listen. She was free in her (O. WildeThe Picture of Dorian Gray) In the given case, the phrase prison of passion is a vivid example of genuine metaphor. At the first glance these two words do not seem to be possibly combined in one phrase as a prison cannot have passion. But if we go deep into the context and consider the (O. Wilde The Picture of Dorian Gray) We consider that the phrase passion of violets is a rather strong metaphor. It clearly indicates a ladys innocence and that passion which gradually awakes in her. As we see, the given metaphor not only causes emotions, but also is rather informative. His mother! He had something o n his mind to ask of her, something that he had brooded on for many months of silence. A chance phrase that he had heard at the theatre, a whispered sneer that had reached his ears one night as he waited at the stage-door, had set loose a train of horrible thoughts. He remembered it as if he had been the lash of hunting crop across his face. (O. Wilde The Picture of Dorian Gray) The given metaphor a train of horrible thoughts points to the fact that a flow of terrible thoughts occupied one of the characters mind for a second. It is obvious, that the mentioned metaphor gives more emotional loading to the context. As motioned above, the examples prove that even genuine metaphors are not equally The class of genuine metaphors of average strength (Anais Nin The Fear of Nice) The metaphoric construction She was swimming in warmth and in light is the genuine metaphor of average strength. Though, it should be mentioned that the phrase she was swimming (S + V) is completely neutral and has nothing to do with metaphor; but the words warmth and light turns the given phrase into metaphor. This is the case when by adding complement to a subject and predicate, an expression becomes strong and we get a metaphor. It is obvious that a hero takes pleasure of life what is proved by the context How sweet life was. The silence continued to transmit messages between them. (Anais Nin A Spy in the House of Love) In the given case the whole sentence is a metaphor genuine metaphor of average strength. Using the given stylistic device, the author quite effectively describes mute conversation and shows that sometimes silence tells more than words. The class of week genuine metaphors / those having tendency of becoming trite She was the loveliest thing I have ever seen in my life. You said to me once that pathos left you unmoved, but that beauty, mere beauty, could fill your eyes with tears. I tell you, Henry, I could hardly see this girl for the mist of tears that came across me. (O. Wilde The Picture of Dorian Gray) In the given example the metaphor t he mist of tears is regarded to be a weak genuine metaphor or the metaphor having the tendency of becoming trite. Otherwise saying, though such metaphors have not lost their emotional colouring yet, probably they will soon become trite. The author uses the mentioned metaphor to better express one of the characters feelings. As difficult it is to see anything in the mist as it was difficult for Dorian to see the beloved from the eyes full of tears. Ordinary people waited till life disclosed to them its secrets, but to the few, to the elect, the mysteries of life were revealed before the veil was drawn away. (O. Wilde The Picture of Dorian Gray) This trope is transitional between genuine and trite metaphors. The metaphor life disclosed its secrets lacks emotional colouring though it is somehow still loaded and conseque (...truncated)


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Nino Kemertelidze, Tamar Manjavidze. CLASSIFICATION OF THE METAPHORS ACCORDING TO THE DEGREE OF UNEXPECTEDNESS, European Scientific Journal, 2012, Volume 8, Issue 2,