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a: English sentence ~
b: a peacock
What: "Before reading this chapter, please read the earlier chapter in this section on peacocks, "Peacock Sentences." It discusses how the English sentence is like a peacock: every sentence in English has a head and body, and most have additional modifiers, much like a peacock has tail feathers."
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Writer: Richard Jewell
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Date: Oct 16 2013 10:31 AM
# 4102 Critique Analogy
Good Grief Grammar!
a: English sentence ~
b: the body of a dog
What: "The dominant metaphor of the book is that the English sentence is like the body of a dog: the head (subject) and the body (predicate) of the dog are essential while the modifiers (tail) are optional.
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Writer: Dr. Christine Robinson
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Date: Oct 16 2013 10:54 AM
# 4109 Critique Analogy
METAMIA is a free database of analogy and metaphor. Anyone can contribute or search. The subject matter can be anything. Science is popular, but poetry is encouraged. The goal is to integrate our fluid muses with the stark literalism of a relational database. Metamia is like a girdle for your muses, a cognitive girdle.