I found this fantastic little video that illustrates the importance of using metaphor in our writing. It’s an animation which uses Jane Hirshfield’s TED talk on the subject of using metaphors in our writing. Enjoy!
“The Art of Metaphor” by Jane Hirshfield
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Reblogged this on Anita & Jaye Dawes and commented:
metaphors beautifully explained…
That WAS nice. Gotta work on my metaphors. They’re as bad as…like…whatever.