What is a metaphor for love?

What is a metaphor for love?

Definition
	A conventional metaphor in English in which love is represented as an unrelated thing, state or event.

Kinds
	Here are some kinds of metaphors for love:
	What is a love-as-patient metaphor? What is a love-as-physical-force metaphor? What is a love-as-bond metaphor? What is a love-as-captive-animal metaphor? What is a love-as-commodity metaphor? What is a love-as-fire metaphor? What is a love-as-fluid-in-container metaphor? What is a love-as-hidden-object metaphor? What is a love-as-insanity metaphor? What is a love-as-journey metaphor? What is a love-as-magic metaphor? What is a love-as-natural-force metaphor? What is a love-as-nutrient metaphor? What is a love-as-opponent metaphor? What is a love-as-rapture metaphor? What is a love-as-unity metaphor? What is a love-as-war metaphor?

Generic
	A metaphor for love is a kind of
	What is a metaphor for aspects of romantic love?

Context for this page:

Concept module: metaphor for love
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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