Metaphor - Assignment 1 James Madison University

Instructions: Do each of the questions below. [This assignment will be marked only as an acceptable or unacceptable effort.]

1. Look over the online syllabus (http://educ.jmu.edu/~cotesa/eng417s13.html) and copy the quote printed below the schedule. Add any questions you may have about the syllabus. :)
2. Find one example of a metaphoric expression used in a nonliterary context (anything you read or hear except something in a discussion of metaphor). Is it unique or is it something you've heard before? How might you paraphrase the message made by this metaphoric expression?