There was a time when metaphor was considered primarily an advanced language skill, a tool mainly used by poets and speakers well-trained in rhetoric. Modern linguistic science has overthrown that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I explore a vital topic concerning the ...

"Metaphor is not for the true poet a figure of speech, but a substituted image that he actually places before his eyes in place of an idea." "Metaphor is originally a figure of speech, and designates ...

"The war against climate change." The expression is so ingrained in our language that we forget it contains a metaphor, but it does: it makes a connection between climate change and war, a war we must ...