metaphor

Japanese: metaphor

…In other words, in order to maximize the evocative function of words, poetry makes full use of not only rhythm, but also the resonance of words in terms of phonology and meaning, as well as various rhetorical devices. Words are used not only in their direct meaning but also in all sorts of connotations, and the work itself is established as a metaphor (English, métaphore (French)). This idea is not merely limited to distinguishing poetry from prose, but is also related to the very foundations of language as a representational system. …

From 【Metaphor】

...Note that the similarity between similar things is not based on a metaphorical sense (a younger sister who resembles her older sister), so it is not a direct simile. (2) Metaphor It is also called a metaphor. To express something, instead of using its name X, it uses the name Y of a similar, different thing to express it suggestively. ...

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Japanese:

…つまり詩は，この喚起という機能を言葉に最大限に発揮させるために，韻律ばかりでなく，音韻や意味における言葉の響き合いや，さまざまな修辞を駆使することになる。言葉はその直接指示する意味においてだけでなく，あらゆる含意において用いられ，作品それ自体が一つの隠喩＝メタファーmetaphor(英語)，métaphore(フランス語)として成立する。この考え方は，単に詩を散文から区別するという小さな射程しか持たないものではなく，表象体系としての言語の根本にかかわるものでもあった。…