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This document discusses metaphor and paraphrasing, and provides examples of each. It also defines structural ambiguity and gives examples of lexical and structural ambiguity. Specifically, it provides 10 examples of metaphors, 2 examples of paraphrasing with definitions, and discusses how ambiguity can arise from individual words or phrases being ambiguous (lexical) or from the structure of the sentence (structural).

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Assigment 8

This document discusses metaphor and paraphrasing, and provides examples of each. It also defines structural ambiguity and gives examples of lexical and structural ambiguity. Specifically, it provides 10 examples of metaphors, 2 examples of paraphrasing with definitions, and discusses how ambiguity can arise from individual words or phrases being ambiguous (lexical) or from the structure of the sentence (structural).

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Assigment 8

Metaphor is a very powerIul part oI any creative writing that you wish to do. The examples
oI metaphor you use must move your listener. Must help them understand the concepts you
are presenting and do it in a Iresh and interesting way.
Examples of Metaphor:
1. Abandon: Out no money, Harry resolved to abandon his car.
2. Agenda: Sheila Iollowed her own agenda.
3. Binding: Marriage was a legally binding contract
4. Direction: Sam switched direction on the issue.
5. Green: Jenny's political views were bright green..
6. Harnessed: The sailor harnessed the power oI the wind.
7. Moving: Bill sang a moving song.
8. Position: The man's position on adoption changed each day.
9. Rock: The team captain is a rock.
10: Steer: Steer away Irom the controversy.
DEFINITION OF PARAPHRASE
Paraphrase is using your own words to express someone else's ideas whilst still preserving
the main ideas oI the original source.
Some examples oI paraphrasing with deIinitions:

1. "A college student usually has homework to do."
a. A person going to college typically has to study at home.
b. People taking college courses usually have assignments to do

2. "Alcoholics drink more and enjoy it less than social drinkers."
a. A person who is addicted to alcohol consumes more but gets less
pleasure than a person who drinks just to be sociable.
b. People who really need to drink have a high level oI intake but a
lower level oI satisIaction than people who can take it or leave
it.









Stuctural ambiguty
A word, phrase, or sentence is ambiguous iI it has more than one meaning. The word 'light',
Ior example, can mean not very heavy or not very dark. Words like 'light', 'note', 'bear' and
'over' are lexically ambiguous. They induce ambiguity in phrases or sentences in which they
occur, such as 'light suit' and 'The duchess can't bear children'. However, phrases and
sentences can be ambiguous even iI none oI their constituents is. The phrase 'porcelain egg
container' is structurally ambiguous, as is the sentence 'The police shot the rioters with guns'.
Ambiguity can have both a lexical and a structural basis, as with sentences like 'I leIt her
behind Ior you' and 'He saw her duck'.
Ior example,
a lexical ambiguity would be: "he saw her duck"
because a guy saw a girl actually ducking down or her pet duck.
a structural would be : "he likes old men and women"
since it could mean that he likes old men and old women or old men and all women, because
the adjective "old" is placed ambiguously.

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