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Q&A Is using an 'empty' metaphor considered bad style?

I just had this sentence off my head: A crown of fire spread through the country consuming everything on its way. What I mean by empty metaphor is a metaphor that doesn't really have any me...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by repomonster‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:02:20Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/42684
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar repomonster‭ · 2019-12-08T11:02:20Z (almost 5 years ago)
I just had this sentence off my head:

> A crown of fire spread through the country consuming everything on its way.

What I mean by empty metaphor is a metaphor that doesn't really have any meaning or even purpose. The same sentence could be replaced with the following:

> A circle of fire spread through the country consuming everything on its way.

Also, I don't even think crown would make sense even if the "fire" was spread by an evil king. What do you think?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-02-26T23:15:56Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 12