Posts Tagged ‘so to speak’

  • Metaphors Gone Wild

    Metaphors Gone Wild

    March 15th, 2012 | Metaphor and Simile | journalpulp | 5 Comments

    It’s no secret that I will on occasion deliberately mix my metaphors and figures of speech, so to speak, and yet I’ll be among the first to admit that if left unchecked this practice can go horribly awry, leaving even the hottest of your readers ice-cold. Still, I’ll often defend the practice publicly, on poetic […]

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