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Waters best metaphor?
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It's NOT a metaphor!
Waters is using Personification here, not metaphor.
Personification, or personification anthropomorphism is a figure of speech that gives non-humans and objects human traits and qualities. These attributes may include sensations, emotions, desires, physical gestures, expressions, and powers of speech, among others.
Waters is using Personification here, not metaphor.
Personification, or personification anthropomorphism is a figure of speech that gives non-humans and objects human traits and qualities. These attributes may include sensations, emotions, desires, physical gestures, expressions, and powers of speech, among others.
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hey now Im liking this thread!
you english majors keep cracking the whip!
the previously cited "loose the weight you used to need to throw around" bit I always liked
its sort of a mixed metaphor, as it overlaps two meanings of the word weight, which both describe the protagonists character
then leads into the line about being "dragged down by the stone"
presumably the stone is the weight Dog used to need to throw around
but now we're led into this image of drowning unwanted puppies
also that repeated word "stone", leading into the psychedelic section of the song, has its own 2nd level of meaning, for all the partayers out there in the audience
btw Im looking at a glass of water on my desk right now: its not blue!
you english majors keep cracking the whip!
the previously cited "loose the weight you used to need to throw around" bit I always liked
its sort of a mixed metaphor, as it overlaps two meanings of the word weight, which both describe the protagonists character
then leads into the line about being "dragged down by the stone"
presumably the stone is the weight Dog used to need to throw around
but now we're led into this image of drowning unwanted puppies
also that repeated word "stone", leading into the psychedelic section of the song, has its own 2nd level of meaning, for all the partayers out there in the audience
btw Im looking at a glass of water on my desk right now: its not blue!
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I dont think so. For once its not riddled with Commie over and undertones. It would be nice to have a society like the one above, but we're humans, so it'll never happen. But we do have Roger Waters, so that's something, at least.mosespa wrote:a place to stay
enough to eat
somewhere old heroes shuffle safely down the street
where you can speak out loud
about your doubts and fears
and what's more no-one ever disappears
you never hear their standard issue kicking in your door
you can relax on both sides of the tracks
and maniacs don't blow holes in bandsmen by remote control
and everyone has recourse to the law
and no-one kills the children anymore
and no-one kills the children anymore
Has there ever been a more moving description of Utopia?
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