Essays about: "Fire and heat metaphor"

Found 1 essay containing the words Fire and heat metaphor.

  1. 1. Do You Really Want to Set Me on Fire, My Love? : The Use of Internal and External “Fire and Heat Metaphors” in some Rock Lyrics

    University essay from Engelska institutionen

    Author : Kalle Larsen; [2006]
    Keywords : Fire and heat metaphor; internal metaphor; external metaphor; underlying cognitive structure; conceptual metaphor; target; source; continuum; universe of discourse;

    Abstract : The aim of this study has been to investigate whether metaphors in terms of fire and heat in rock lyrics can be interpreted figuratively as well as literally. The terms for these latter two categories are internal and external metaphors. Many rock lyrics are about love, a theme often described with the use of metaphors. READ MORE