1) Find a poem that revolves around a particular metaphorical concept (like the examples we've discussed).
"Space Bound"
[Verse 1:]
We touch I feel a rush
We clutch it isn't much
But it's enough to make me wonder what's in store for us
It's lust, it's torturous
You must be a sorceress 'cause you just
Did the impossible
Gained my trust don't play games it'll be dangerous
If you f*** me over
'Cause if I get burnt imma show you what it's like to hurt
'Cause I been treated like dirt before you
And love is "evol"
Spell it backwards I'll show you
Nobody knows me I'm cold
Walk down this road all alone
It's no one's fault but my own
It's the path I've chosen to go
Frozen as snow I show no emotion whatsoever so
Don't ask me why I have no love for these m************ hoes
Bloodsucking succubuses, what the f*** is up with this?
I've tried in this department but I ain't had no luck with this
It sucks but it's exactly what I thought it would be
Like trying to start over
I got a hole in my heart, for some kind of emotional roller-coaster
Something I won't go on 'til you toy with my emotion, so it's over
It's like an explosion every time I hold you, I wasn't joking when I told you
You take my breath away
You're a supernova... and I'm a
I'm a space bound rocket ship and your heart's the moon
And I'm aiming right at you
Right at you
Two hundred fifty thousand miles on a clear night in June
And I'm aiming right at you
Right at you
Right at you
[Verse 2:]
I do whatever it takes
When I'm with you I get the shakes
My body aches when I ain't
With you I have zero strength
There's no limit on how far I would go
No boundaries, no lengths
Why do we say that until we get that person that we thinks
Gonna be that one and then once we get 'em it's never the same?
You want them when they don't want you
Soon as they do feelings change
It's not a contest and I ain't on no conquest for no mate
I wasn't looking but I stumbled onto you must've been fate
But so much is at stake what the fuck does it take
Let's cut to the chase
But a door shuts in your face
Promise me if I cave in and break and leave myself open
That I won't be making a mistake
Cause I'm a...
[Chorus]
[Verse 3:]
So after a year and 6 months it's no longer me that you want
But I love you so much it hurts
Never mistreated you once
I poured my heart out to you
Let down my guard swear to God
I'll blow my brains in your lap
Lay here and die in your arms
Drop to my knees and I'm pleading
I'm trying to stop you from leaving
You won't even listen so f*** it
I'm trying to stop you from breathing
I put both hands on your throat
I sit on top of you squeezing
'Til I snap you neck like a Popsicle stick
Ain't no possible reason I could think of to let you walk about this house
And let you live
Tears stream down both of my cheeks
Then I let you go and just give
And before I put that gun to my temple
I told you this
[Gunshot]
And I would've done anything for you
To show you how much I adored you
But it's over now
It's too late to save our love
Just promise me you'll think of me every time you look up in the sky and see a star 'cause I'm a
[Chorus:]
I'm a space bound rocket ship and your heart's the moon
And I'm aiming right at you
Right at you
250 thousand miles on a clear night in June
And I'm so lost without you
Without you
Without you
2) Identify the metaphor and the relationship between the two things being compared- What do they have in common? How can we understand one in terms of the other?
There are many many similarities between Eminem's song Space Bound and the metaphor "Love is Evil". Here we are going to look at these similarities into more detail.
- "It's lust, it's torturous" - This shows us a similarity between the metaphor Love is Evil because it mentions how this love is so torturous, and how it plays with his feelings.
- "don't play games it'll be dangerous" - Here we can see that Eminem mentions to not play any games with love because the consequences they might face will be dangerous and it won't be worth it because you would not want to go against someone that is Evil (in our case it is love).
- "'Cause if I get burnt imma show you what it's like to hurt" - In this line we can see that Eminem is mention that if he gets hurt by these games he will hurt you in a much harsher way and it shows how love is so evil and the partners are always looking for revenge if one hurt the other one.
- "And love is "evol" spell it backwards I'll show you" - Here Eminem mentions himself that love spelt backwards is evol. Which is a great way to express this metaphor.
- "Frozen as snow I show no emotion whatsoever so" - After he has been hurt by this "evil" love he has no emotions anymore towards anyone or anything and he is just so shocked about everything and how evil love can be.
- "I got a hole in my heart, for some kind of emotional roller-coaster, something I won't go on 'til you toy with my emotion, so it's over" - Here we can see that the artist mentions how he is not letting go of his love no matter how much hard time he is going to go through and he doesn't care how love hurts him and how evil it can be he will still hold on to it and not let go because it's like a roller-coaster, it has its ups and downs and he won't stop until its over.
- "I do whatever it takes, when I'm with you I get the shakes" - Here we can see that even though love is so evil , us human beings sill manage to still fall inlove and do whatever it takes to be with our partners even though it would hurt us a lot at the end .
- "But I love you so much it hurts" - Here we can see that loving someone can lead you to be hurt a lot by just the smallest things that they do that might irritate you.
- "I'll blow my brains in your lap, lay here and die in your arms, drop to my knees and I'm pleading, I'm trying to stop you from leaving" - Here we can see that Eminem is even saying that he will sacrifice himself from how much he loves his mate but she still wants to leave him, this shows how even if you are willing to sacrifice yourself love is too evil and will do what it wants to do.
- "I'm trying to stop you from breathing, I put both hands on your throat, I sit on top of you squeezing, 'til I snap you neck like a Popsicle stick" - Here we can see another side of Eminem's reaction towards how evil love is and instead of talking nicely he is trying to kill his mate because she keeps on hurting him and instead Eminem because the evil one in love and tries to kill his partner.
- "And I would've done anything for you, to show you how much I adored you, but it's over now, It's too late to save our love" - Here we can see that from how much love there was Eminem was willing to do anything for his partner but not it's too late because love hurt him a lot and it's too late to save it.
3) What cultural significance does this metaphor have?
This metaphor can mean the same thing if translated into my mother tongue (Farsi) and it will mean the same thing and the metaphor is perceived the same way in Farsi with the same meaning.
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