HLTB50H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Simile, Assonance, Cardiac Stimulant
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Literal: refers to the use of words in their primary and non-figurative sense. Figurative: language which uses figures of speech (similes, metaphors: metaphors sneak into basic language. Key terms: tenor and vehicle: metaphors are composed of 2 parts: Tenor: subject to which attributes are ascribed/given. Vehicle: object whose attributes are borrowed to make the comparison: ex: life is a journey (life= tenor, journey=vehicle) Attributes of journey are borrowed to describe life: ex: all the worlds a stage (world=tenor, stage=vehicle) Metaphors and illness: both disease and experience of illnesses are often described using metaphor. Lec 3: military metaphors: pertaining to war, battle in public health. Ex: influenza attacks the bodies immune system. Why military metaphors: socially and culturally ubiquitous, consider many and various wars on drugs, terrorism, have a recognizable tenor and vehicle. In terms of facilitating therapy, metaphor can serve as the basis for shared understandings of the clinical realities of treatment.
