The ways in which modern literature uses body metaphors are the focus of this analysis consisting of four pages. Four sources are cited in the bibliography.
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use of body metaphors within text is easy to grasp for all readers who can relate more so to images related to the body that with objects to which they
have little association. There are two different types of body metaphors used most frequently in text and conversations. Firstly, within text, body parts can be used to emphasize a particular
function of an object in relation to its whole. This is common in political functions such as in instances of "head of state", "body of the assembly", "arms of the
network" and "military footmen"; all which emphasize the function of that person, place or object within the system as a whole. The "head" of an institution would be representative of
the place where all the major decisions are made and would be basically in charge of the rest of the functions. The "footmen" are not only those who carry on
their duties "by foot" but are also no doubt lower on the hierarchy. Likewise, people who are referred as the "heart" of an organization, carry with it the idealism or
missions which are more so emotion-based rather than that which resides in the intelligent "head". Another type of body metaphor is in reference to the feelings within a body itself
such as when an individual describes himself as being "torn in two", "up against a wall", or "hot-blooded" in which individuals may use metaphors to explain a state or condition
and are often considered as "images of speech" and in the case of psychiatric counseling the "metaphor captures their feelings and beliefs about themselves" (Hooper, 2002).
In studies in contemporary fiction, Susan Sontag and Theresa Smalec define metaphors based on Aristotles Poetics in that metaphors through the language of representation consist of "giving