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Seriously, like 90% of the examples listed here aren\'t the trope because they\'re not metaphors. Most are ExactWords or DoubleMeaning. I really wish contributors would familiarize themselves with what a metaphor is before adding. Metaphor: \
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Seriously, like 90% of the examples listed here aren\\\'t the trope because they\\\'re not metaphors. Most are ExactWords or DoubleMeaning. I really wish contributors would familiarize themselves with what a metaphor is before adding. Metaphor: \\\"A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable\\\".
Good example of a literal metaphor:
* In \\\'\\\'Film/HocusPocus\\\'\\\', the witches sing \\\"I Put a Spell on You\\\" to a crowd of party-goers. It puts them into a trance.
Yes! This is a metaphor because it\\\'s referring to a figure of speech that\\\'s usually not literally applicable, comparing being in love to being under a spell.
Bad example (not a metaphor):
* In a Butterfinger commercial featuring Advertising/TheSimpsons, Bart is playing baseball, and Otto, who\\\'s sitting in the stands, tries to encourage Bart to \\\"hit a homer, dude!\\\". Bart then proceeds to hit the ball, which then \\\"hits Homer\\\" (i.e., the ball hits his father Homer who\\\'s also sitting in the stands).
Ok, so this is not a metaphor, it\\\'s a play on words. \\\"Hitting a homer\\\" means to hit a home run. It\\\'s not a figure of speech, it\\\'s a completely literal statement.
TL;DR: a literal metaphor is something that takes something that isn\\\'t typically literal and makes it literal.
Good example of a literal metaphor:
* In \\\'\\\'Film/HocusPocus\\\'\\\', the witches sing \\\"I Put a Spell on You\\\" to a crowd of party-goers. It puts them into a trance.
Yes! This is a metaphor because it\\\'s referring to a figure of speech that\\\'s usually not literally applicable, comparing being in love to being under a spell.
Bad example (not a metaphor):
* In a Butterfinger commercial featuring Advertising/TheSimpsons, Bart is playing baseball, and Otto, who\\\'s sitting in the stands, tries to encourage Bart to \\\"hit a homer, dude!\\\". Bart then proceeds to hit the ball, which then \\\"hits Homer\\\" (i.e., the ball hits his father Homer who\\\'s also sitting in the stands).
Ok, so this is not a metaphor, it\\\'s a play on words. \\\"Hitting a homer\\\" means to hit a home run. It\\\'s not a figure of speech, it\\\'s a completely literal statement.
TL;DR: a literal metaphor is something that takes something that isn\\\'t typically literal and makes it literal.
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Seriously, like 90% of the examples listed here aren\'t the trope because they\'re not metaphors. Most are ExactWords or DoubleMeaning. I really wish contributors would familiarize themselves with what a metaphor is before adding. Metaphor: \
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Seriously, like 90% of the examples listed here aren\\\'t the trope because they\\\'re not metaphors. Most are ExactWords or DoubleMeaning. I really wish contributors would familiarize themselves with what a metaphor is before adding. Metaphor: \\\"A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable\\\".
Good example of a literal metaphor:
* In \\\'\\\'Film/HocusPocus\\\'\\\', the witches sing \\\"I Put a Spell on You\\\" to a crowd of party-goers. It puts them into a trance.
Yes! This is a metaphor because it\\\'s referring to a figure of speech that\\\'s usually not literally applicable, comparing being in love to being under a spell.
Bad example (not a metaphor):
* In a Butterfinger commercial featuring Advertising/TheSimpsons, Bart is playing baseball, and Otto, who\\\'s sitting in the stands, tries to encourage Bart to \\\"hit a homer, dude!\\\". Bart then proceeds to hit the ball, which then \\\"hits Homer\\\" (i.e., the ball hits his father Homer who\\\'s also sitting in the stands).
Ok, so this is not a metaphor, it\\\'s a play on words. \\\"Hitting a homer\\\" means to hit a home run. It\\\'s not a figure of speech, there\\\'s no comparison, and someone is literally hitting a hom
Good example of a literal metaphor:
* In \\\'\\\'Film/HocusPocus\\\'\\\', the witches sing \\\"I Put a Spell on You\\\" to a crowd of party-goers. It puts them into a trance.
Yes! This is a metaphor because it\\\'s referring to a figure of speech that\\\'s usually not literally applicable, comparing being in love to being under a spell.
Bad example (not a metaphor):
* In a Butterfinger commercial featuring Advertising/TheSimpsons, Bart is playing baseball, and Otto, who\\\'s sitting in the stands, tries to encourage Bart to \\\"hit a homer, dude!\\\". Bart then proceeds to hit the ball, which then \\\"hits Homer\\\" (i.e., the ball hits his father Homer who\\\'s also sitting in the stands).
Ok, so this is not a metaphor, it\\\'s a play on words. \\\"Hitting a homer\\\" means to hit a home run. It\\\'s not a figure of speech, there\\\'s no comparison, and someone is literally hitting a hom
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Seriously, like 90% of the examples listed here aren\'t the trope because they\'re not metaphors. Most are ExactWords or DoubleMeaning. I really wish contributors would familiarize themselves with what a metaphor is before adding. Metaphor: \
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Seriously, like 90% of the examples listed here aren\\\'t the trope because they\\\'re not metaphors. Most are ExactWords or DoubleMeaning. I really wish contributors would familiarize themselves with what a metaphor is before adding. Metaphor: \\\"A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable\\\".
Good example of a literal metaphor:
* In \\\'\\\'Film/HocusPocus\\\'\\\', the witches sing \\\"I Put a Spell on You\\\" to a crowd of party-goers. It puts them into a trance.
Yes! This is a metaphor because it\\\'s referring to a figure of speech that\\\'s usually not literally applicable, comparing being in love to being under a spell.
Bad example (not a metaphor):
* In a Butterfinger commercial featuring Advertising/TheSimpsons, Bart is playing baseball, and Otto, who\\\'s sitting in the stands, tries to encourage Bart to \\\"hit a homer, dude!\\\". Bart then proceeds to hit the ball, which then \\\"hits Homer\\\" (i.e., the ball hits his father Homer who\\\'s also sitting in the stands).
Ok, so this is not a metaphor, it\\\'s a play on words. \\\"Hitting a homer\\\" means to hit a home run. It\\\'s not a figure of speech.
Good example of a literal metaphor:
* In \\\'\\\'Film/HocusPocus\\\'\\\', the witches sing \\\"I Put a Spell on You\\\" to a crowd of party-goers. It puts them into a trance.
Yes! This is a metaphor because it\\\'s referring to a figure of speech that\\\'s usually not literally applicable, comparing being in love to being under a spell.
Bad example (not a metaphor):
* In a Butterfinger commercial featuring Advertising/TheSimpsons, Bart is playing baseball, and Otto, who\\\'s sitting in the stands, tries to encourage Bart to \\\"hit a homer, dude!\\\". Bart then proceeds to hit the ball, which then \\\"hits Homer\\\" (i.e., the ball hits his father Homer who\\\'s also sitting in the stands).
Ok, so this is not a metaphor, it\\\'s a play on words. \\\"Hitting a homer\\\" means to hit a home run. It\\\'s not a figure of speech.
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Good talking to you too.
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Good talking to you as well.
