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 1    III, 2 |     words; a classification of Metaphors; and mention of the fact
 2    III, 2 |  taught by one man to another. Metaphors, like epithets, must be
 3    III, 2 |   unmeaning. Further, in using metaphors to give names to nameless
 4    III, 2 |   provide us with satisfactory metaphors: for metaphors imply riddles,
 5    III, 2 |    satisfactory metaphors: for metaphors imply riddles, and therefore
 6    III, 2 |      Further, the materials of metaphors must be beautiful; and the
 7    III, 3 |        may be shown, metaphor. Metaphors like other things may be
 8    III, 4 |     are to be employed just as metaphors are employed, since they
 9    III, 4 |        either as similes or as metaphors; those which succeed as
10    III, 4 |         those which succeed as metaphors will obviously do well also
11    III, 4 |        omitted, will appear as metaphors. But the proportional metaphor
12    III, 6 |        things with the help of metaphors and epithets, being careful
13    III, 6 |        popular in proportional metaphors, as when the trumpet’s note
14    III, 10|    metaphorical words; but the metaphors must not be far-fetched,
15    III, 11|       by means of proportional metaphors: as the stone is to Sisyphus,
16    III, 11|      and activity is movement.~Metaphors must be drawn, as has been
17    III, 11|     said above, are in a sense metaphors, since they always involve
18    III, 11|  similes; and that similes are metaphors has been stated often already.~
19    III, 11|  already.~Proverbs, again, are metaphors from one species to another.
20    III, 11| Successful hyperboles are also metaphors, e.g. the one about the