All 18 Uses of
metaphor
in
The Lost Symbol
- I can assure you that even if Peter believes the Ancient Mysteries are real, he does not believe they are accessible through some kind of portal hidden in Washington, D.C. He understands metaphorical symbolism, which is something his captor apparently does not.†
Chpt 19-20
- So you believe this portal is a metaphor.†
Chpt 19-20 *metaphor = a figure of speech in which a similarity between two things is highlighted
- It's a very common metaphor—a mystical portal through which one must travel to become enlightened.†
Chpt 19-20
- He's made the same error many zealots make—confusing metaphor with a literal reality.†
Chpt 19-20
- Similarly, early alchemists had toiled in vain to transform lead into gold, never realizing that lead-to-gold was nothing but a metaphor for tapping into true human potential—that of taking a dull, ignorant mind and transforming it into a bright, enlightened one.†
Chpt 19-20
- When he said, 'Peter will point the way,' he was talking in metaphorical terms.†
Chpt 21-22
- He had spent years writing about the Masons' rich tradition of metaphorical iconography and symbols, and knew that Masons had always been one of the most unfairly maligned and misunderstood organizations in the world.†
Chpt 23-24
- Maybe this inscription is pointing to a metaphorical location—telling us that the true potential of man can be accessed only through the one true God.†
Chpt 69-70
- If it is a map, it seems to be more metaphorical than—†
Chpt 69-70
- Apparently the pyramid is more of a metaphorical map than a geographic one.†
Chpt 81-82
- 'To ensure this powerful wisdom could not be used by the unworthy, the early adepts wrote down their knowledge in code ....cloaking its potent truth in a metaphorical language of symbols, myth, and allegory.†
Chpt 111-112
- It's all a metaphor—a symbol of the Ancient Mysteries.†
Chpt 115-116metaphor = a figure of speech in which a similarity between two things is highlighted
- The Lost Word is not a metaphor ....it is real.†
Chpt 115-116
- Masonic teachings were arcane because they were meant to be universal ....taught through a common language of symbols and metaphors that transcended religions, cultures, and races ....creating a unified "worldwide consciousness" of brotherly love.†
Chpt 117-118metaphors = figures of speech in which a similarity between two things is highlighted
- Clearly its language is metaphorical and symbolic rather than literal.†
Chpt 125-126
- Earlier tonight, inside the Temple Room, when I believed I was going to die, I looked at this grid, and somehow I saw past the metaphor, past the allegory, into the very heart of what these symbols are telling us.†
Chpt 125-126metaphor = a figure of speech in which a similarity between two things is highlighted
- This grid is not a metaphorical maze.†
Chpt 125-126
- Moreover, on a map, the word Heredom would not be a metaphor for heaven, it would be the name of a geographic location.†
Chpt 125-126metaphor = a figure of speech in which a similarity between two things is highlighted
Definition:
a figure of speech in which a similarity between two things is highlighted by using a word to refer to something that it does not literally denote -- as when Shakespeare wrote, "All the world’s a stage"
When Shakespeare wrote, "All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players." he was not saying the world is really a stage and all people are actors. But he was pointing to the similarities he wants us to recognize.
When Shakespeare wrote, "All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players." he was not saying the world is really a stage and all people are actors. But he was pointing to the similarities he wants us to recognize.
While metaphors and similes are both techniques of figurative language. The distinction is that a simile explicitly shows that a comparison is being made, by using words such as "like" or "as". A metaphor simply substitutes words assuming the reader will understand the meaning should not be take literally. "She is like a diamond in the rough" is a simile; while "She is a diamond in the rough" is a metaphor.