I Need Help

[Maljackson]

I just need abit of guidance.

I have been given this question and i dont know what text to use so i can answer it

can anyone suggest any ideas.

I want a book that itsnt too long.

"Reality is a cliche from which we escape by metaphor (Wallace Stevens). In the light of this claim, consider the significance of metaphor in a text of your choice.

Can anyone help me?

[Sitaram]

try to get hold of Wallace Stevens essays "The Necessary Angel"

[Sitaram]

do you know how to use google.com ... i hope you do.... search on "wallace stevens" and "necessary angel" and even "necessary angel" sitaram .... my name.... and you will see things i wrote about wallace stevens... no time left .. must run

[Maljackson]

How will this help me sitaram?

[Sitaram]

God helps those who help themselves.......

[Maljackson]

thanks for your help sitaram

I just dont know how to tackle this question....

How do you think i should approach this question?

thanks for your help

god bless you

[Sitaram]

get into google.com ... start searching, like i told you, on search strings that make sense for your problem.... READ carefully those links which seem pertinent.... ask other for help....

at least its a start....

there is SO MUCH on the internet already... answers to every conceivable question... if only we know how to use search engines... i will try to help later.. tonight

[Maljackson]

sitaram

i need to consider the significance of the metaphor. I cant search for that can i?

[Sitaram]

quick fix.... no time...

read page 19 at my site

http://toosmallforsupernova.org/page019.htm

pick one of those passages.....

also look at page 23 at my site.....

there should be some things there to give you ideas... gotta run

[Sitaram]

When is your DEADLINE.... today? tomorrow,.... or next week?

[Sitaram]

I HAVE A WHOLE page at my site entitled "The Mathematics of Metaphor".... its gotta help, somehow

[Sitaram]

search on stuff like "the function of metaphor in literature" .... enclose the entire sentence in quotes in google..... you are bound to get some good material..... search on LITERARY METAPHOR DEFINITION no quotes....

[Maljackson]

the page is quite short. my deadline is for friday. my essay should be 1500 words long. I need references too.

shall i refer to the text you suggested?

god bless you.

[Sitaram]

we have some time then.... i will post some today... and then tonight....

[Sitaram]

for now, search for EVERYTHING you can find on the definition of metaphor.... so you have a firm foundation on all the nuances of meaning..;.... I posted a lot in the thread on that author of Slaughterhouse Five.... vonnegut... kurt...... look at that post.... Calling Kurt VOnnegut fans... the stuff on metonymy (i cant spell right now..) gotta