What is an anger-as-opponent metaphor?

What is an anger-as-opponent metaphor?

Definition
	A conventional metaphor in which anger is represented as a foe in combat, such that
	winning represents keeping control of anger, and losing represents letting go of control.

Examples
	Here are some examples in English:
	I've been wrestling with my anger all day. I was seized by anger. I'm finally coming to grips with my anger. I was overcome by anger. Her anger has been appeased.

Generic
	An anger-as-opponent metaphor is a kind of
	What is a metaphor for anger?

Source
	Kovecses 1986

Context for this page:

Concept module: anger-as-opponent metaphor
In modular book: Metaphors in English, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H. Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
In bookshelf: Lexicon

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