TY - JOUR ID - TI - A Pragmatic Analysis of Metaphors and Similes in Campion's 'Cherry-Ripe' AU - Nadia Jabbar Shakir PY - 2017 VL - IS - Language, Literature and Culture in Contact SP - 349 EP - 356 JO - AL-ADAB JOURNAL مجلة الآداب SN - 1994473X 27069931 AB - The pragmatic function of metaphor and similes in poetic texts has always been essential. Because metaphors and similes are vehicles to convey a deeper and implied meaning rather than the explicit apparent meaning, they attracted the attention of linguists in the realm of pragmatics. Therefore, a pragmatic analysis of the use of metaphors and similes in Thomas Campion's (1567- 1620) titled 'Cherry-Ripe" is conducted. The paper reached at the conclusion that in addition to the aesthetic values of such figures of speech in the poem, they serve for a pragmatic function, which is conveying larger ideas and messages than what apparently seems.

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