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Q&A Is there a way to know if a metaphor is bad or not?

The rolling blades sank the ship. Here, in this example, blades is a metaphor for dangerous waves. Above the noose I saw the sun. Here, noose means water. The water is slowly suffocating...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by repomonster‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T10:47:48Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/41937
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar repomonster‭ · 2019-12-08T10:47:48Z (almost 5 years ago)
> The rolling blades sank the ship.

Here, in this example, blades is a metaphor for dangerous waves.

> Above the noose I saw the sun.

Here, noose means water. The water is slowly suffocating the narrator like a noose.

> The noose slithered around my body.

Here, noose is a metaphor for snake. The snake can suffocate someone like a noose.

All three metaphors are highly questionable at best, so is there a some sort of thought experiment or techniques to help a writer see if a metaphor is good or bad?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-02-04T23:44:15Z (almost 6 years ago)
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