Metaphor
Refer to concepts using words whose meanings are
appropriate to other completely different kinds of
concepts
l Example: corporation-as-person
metaphor:
l Speak of a corporation as if it is a person and can
experience emotions, has a mind, etc.
l “That doesn’t scare Digital, which has grown to be
the world’s second-largest computer maker.”
l “But if the company changed its mind, however, it
would do so for investment reasons, the filing said.”