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What kind of metaphor is “trees in the wind”?
What qualities should a good metaphor have?Is the following extended metaphor/group of metaphors too overwhelming?Is repeating the action/verb in a metaphor a sign that is a bad one?Metaphor or PersonificationHow do you make a vague metaphor more easy to understand?Help with extended metaphor in college essayHow to Write a Good MetaphorIs there such a thing as a “cinematographic metaphor” in novels?Is there a way to know if a metaphor is bad or not?Is using an 'empty' metaphor considered bad style?
What kind of metaphor is "trees in the wind"?
I saw God in the Forest
Teachin' Tai Chi
To the trees in the wind
Bowing to the sea
Excerpt from http://www.bensollee.com/panning-for-gold
What I find odd is that the reference is "trees in the wind" and not just a word and the referee is not obvious, because it doesn't seem to be comparing it to anything and the intended can be just "trees moving with the wind" instead of "tree in the wind" as if the trees are flying in the wind. What's the intended effect and what kind of metaphor is this if it indeed is a metaphor? I am talking about "trees in the wind" specifically and not "teachin' Tai Chi to the trees in the wind".
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What kind of metaphor is "trees in the wind"?
I saw God in the Forest
Teachin' Tai Chi
To the trees in the wind
Bowing to the sea
Excerpt from http://www.bensollee.com/panning-for-gold
What I find odd is that the reference is "trees in the wind" and not just a word and the referee is not obvious, because it doesn't seem to be comparing it to anything and the intended can be just "trees moving with the wind" instead of "tree in the wind" as if the trees are flying in the wind. What's the intended effect and what kind of metaphor is this if it indeed is a metaphor? I am talking about "trees in the wind" specifically and not "teachin' Tai Chi to the trees in the wind".
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What kind of metaphor is "trees in the wind"?
I saw God in the Forest
Teachin' Tai Chi
To the trees in the wind
Bowing to the sea
Excerpt from http://www.bensollee.com/panning-for-gold
What I find odd is that the reference is "trees in the wind" and not just a word and the referee is not obvious, because it doesn't seem to be comparing it to anything and the intended can be just "trees moving with the wind" instead of "tree in the wind" as if the trees are flying in the wind. What's the intended effect and what kind of metaphor is this if it indeed is a metaphor? I am talking about "trees in the wind" specifically and not "teachin' Tai Chi to the trees in the wind".
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What kind of metaphor is "trees in the wind"?
I saw God in the Forest
Teachin' Tai Chi
To the trees in the wind
Bowing to the sea
Excerpt from http://www.bensollee.com/panning-for-gold
What I find odd is that the reference is "trees in the wind" and not just a word and the referee is not obvious, because it doesn't seem to be comparing it to anything and the intended can be just "trees moving with the wind" instead of "tree in the wind" as if the trees are flying in the wind. What's the intended effect and what kind of metaphor is this if it indeed is a metaphor? I am talking about "trees in the wind" specifically and not "teachin' Tai Chi to the trees in the wind".
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I've added to my answer, after your edit.
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I've added to my answer, after your edit.
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I've added to my answer, after your edit.
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It's Personification.
While it is a type of metaphor, this is called personification. The intent here is simply to describe the random movement of the tree branches with a sense of purpose. Although "God" is mentioned as the teacher, the poem is not describing something holy or religious, rather the slow, intentional martial arts motions of Tai Chi.
From the link:
Personification is not merely a decorative device, but serves the
purpose of giving deeper meanings to literary texts. It adds vividness
to expressions, as we always look at the world from a human
perspective. Writers and poets rely on personification to bring
inanimate things to life, so that their nature and actions are
understood in a better way. Because it is easier for us to relate to
something that is human, or which possesses human traits...
"Trees in the wind" specifically is not a metaphor, it's just a figure of speech or an idiom.
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More explicitly stated, the metaphor is that the trees move to and fro in the wind because God (using the wind) is teaching them Tai Chi.
The imagery is the trees of the forest moving in unison like we see a group of people in the park move in unison when being led in a Tai Chi class. God is the instructor leading the trees.
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It's Personification.
While it is a type of metaphor, this is called personification. The intent here is simply to describe the random movement of the tree branches with a sense of purpose. Although "God" is mentioned as the teacher, the poem is not describing something holy or religious, rather the slow, intentional martial arts motions of Tai Chi.
From the link:
Personification is not merely a decorative device, but serves the
purpose of giving deeper meanings to literary texts. It adds vividness
to expressions, as we always look at the world from a human
perspective. Writers and poets rely on personification to bring
inanimate things to life, so that their nature and actions are
understood in a better way. Because it is easier for us to relate to
something that is human, or which possesses human traits...
"Trees in the wind" specifically is not a metaphor, it's just a figure of speech or an idiom.
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It's Personification.
While it is a type of metaphor, this is called personification. The intent here is simply to describe the random movement of the tree branches with a sense of purpose. Although "God" is mentioned as the teacher, the poem is not describing something holy or religious, rather the slow, intentional martial arts motions of Tai Chi.
From the link:
Personification is not merely a decorative device, but serves the
purpose of giving deeper meanings to literary texts. It adds vividness
to expressions, as we always look at the world from a human
perspective. Writers and poets rely on personification to bring
inanimate things to life, so that their nature and actions are
understood in a better way. Because it is easier for us to relate to
something that is human, or which possesses human traits...
"Trees in the wind" specifically is not a metaphor, it's just a figure of speech or an idiom.
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It's Personification.
While it is a type of metaphor, this is called personification. The intent here is simply to describe the random movement of the tree branches with a sense of purpose. Although "God" is mentioned as the teacher, the poem is not describing something holy or religious, rather the slow, intentional martial arts motions of Tai Chi.
From the link:
Personification is not merely a decorative device, but serves the
purpose of giving deeper meanings to literary texts. It adds vividness
to expressions, as we always look at the world from a human
perspective. Writers and poets rely on personification to bring
inanimate things to life, so that their nature and actions are
understood in a better way. Because it is easier for us to relate to
something that is human, or which possesses human traits...
"Trees in the wind" specifically is not a metaphor, it's just a figure of speech or an idiom.
answered 8 hours ago
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It's Personification.
While it is a type of metaphor, this is called personification. The intent here is simply to describe the random movement of the tree branches with a sense of purpose. Although "God" is mentioned as the teacher, the poem is not describing something holy or religious, rather the slow, intentional martial arts motions of Tai Chi.
From the link:
Personification is not merely a decorative device, but serves the
purpose of giving deeper meanings to literary texts. It adds vividness
to expressions, as we always look at the world from a human
perspective. Writers and poets rely on personification to bring
inanimate things to life, so that their nature and actions are
understood in a better way. Because it is easier for us to relate to
something that is human, or which possesses human traits...
"Trees in the wind" specifically is not a metaphor, it's just a figure of speech or an idiom.
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More explicitly stated, the metaphor is that the trees move to and fro in the wind because God (using the wind) is teaching them Tai Chi.
The imagery is the trees of the forest moving in unison like we see a group of people in the park move in unison when being led in a Tai Chi class. God is the instructor leading the trees.
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More explicitly stated, the metaphor is that the trees move to and fro in the wind because God (using the wind) is teaching them Tai Chi.
The imagery is the trees of the forest moving in unison like we see a group of people in the park move in unison when being led in a Tai Chi class. God is the instructor leading the trees.
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More explicitly stated, the metaphor is that the trees move to and fro in the wind because God (using the wind) is teaching them Tai Chi.
The imagery is the trees of the forest moving in unison like we see a group of people in the park move in unison when being led in a Tai Chi class. God is the instructor leading the trees.
answered 8 hours ago
AmadeusAmadeus
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More explicitly stated, the metaphor is that the trees move to and fro in the wind because God (using the wind) is teaching them Tai Chi.
The imagery is the trees of the forest moving in unison like we see a group of people in the park move in unison when being led in a Tai Chi class. God is the instructor leading the trees.
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I've added to my answer, after your edit.
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