...earth, of air, of water, of fire. February 8. — It was a fine and deep saying of Aristotle's that " the greatest thing by far is to be a master of metaphor." That is the mark of genius, for, said he, it implies an intuitive perception of the similarity in dissimilars....

...thing, indeed, to make a proper use of these poetical forms, as also of compounds and strange words. But the greatest thing by far is to be a master of...learnt from others ; and it is also a sign of genius, since a good metaphor implies an intuitive perception of the similarity in dissimilars. Of the kinds...

...added, to speaking daggers, is connected with its predilection for Aristotle's maxim for poets : " but the greatest thing by far is to be a master of metaphor " 1>6. Metaphor inclines to comparisons, and comparisons are very usual search-lights of wit : " Experience...

...substitute "dies the duck" would — such is the injustice of the world — make the line ridiculous. to be master of metaphor. It is the one thing that cannot...learnt from others and it is also a sign of genius (etyvia), for to make good metaphors is to see similarity in things dissimilar. "In heroic poetry all...

...thing, indeed, to make a proper use of these poetical forms, as also of compounds and strange words. But the greatest thing by far is to be a master of...learnt from others; and it is also a sign of genius, since a good metaphor implies an intuitive perception of the similarity in dissimilars. Of the kinds...

...use of these poetical forms, as also of compounds and strange words. But the greatest thing by far 5 is to be a master of metaphor. It is the one thing...learnt from others; and it is also a sign of genius, since a good metaphor implies an intuitive perception of the similarity in dissimilare. Of the kinds...

...poet to be able] to make a proper use of these poetical forms, as also of compounds and strange words. But the greatest thing by far is to be a master of metaphor." "Metaphor," he says, "consists in giving the thing a name that belongs to something else."2 Owen Barfield...

...However, the cognitive capacity of metaphor was recognized long ago. Aristotle claimed, for instance, that "the greatest thing by far is to be a master of metaphor" and also that it is a "sign of a genius". Since then, metaphor has frequently been re-discovered as...

...to be fundamentally metaphorical, and they invoke Aristotle as a precursor, since he understood that "the greatest thing by far is to be a master of metaphor." 48 Conceptual thought likewise requires some degree of reification, a fact evident in its penchant...

...130-1 (on McCarthy). (58) Which is, perhaps, why we recognize the truth of Aristotle's famous dictum: "The greatest thing by far is to be a master of metaphor." (59) Cf. Paul Ricoeur, "The Metaphorical Process," pp. 4-24. (60) Cf. Dominic Crossan, In Parables....