Analogy or Metaphor that is the question
Alison Smith
Unconventional speaker using unique proven LANDSCAPE toolkit to inspire change inside and out | Facilitator | Breakthrough & Creative coach | Podcaster | Poet #LandscapingYourLife #Nature #24YearsOfSeeingResults
Knowing the difference between using the iceberg as an analogy or as a metaphor could make such a huge difference to the amount of insight you get about the situation you’re grappling with.
That is, it could make the difference between finding a solution and not finding it – or put another way - the difference between staying overwhelmed or stressed and not!!
As an analogy the iceberg reminds us that we only see what’s above the surface and yet there’s much more beneath the surface (c90%).
And that’s it – the analogy is a snapshot in time - life is like the iceberg ie we don’t see everything.
As a metaphor – which is more like a movie - the iceberg has many additional patterns such as:
Not every pattern will resonate or apply to the situation you’re grappling with but one or two might.
Let’s focus on the %s that so often are simply used as
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Alternatively, it could be about
Do any of these patterns help you make sense of your current quandary? Or perhaps other patterns have come to mind as you’ve thought about the wider iceberg metaphor.
Next time you use a nature analogy to describe a situation why not go a little deeper into the metaphor - it may just be the difference that makes the difference.
It’s certainly why for 24 years I’ve used nature’s landscapes as metaphors for our lives to help give you wider perspectives about situations you’re grappling with.
See #landscapingyourlife for more, or see the Landscaping Your Life podcast
or buy my book Can’t see the wood for the tree - landscaping your life to get back on track.
Or if you’re stressed, lost or don’t know what to do and instead want to ‘know the problem is solvable’ (as someone describe the outcome of a coaching session last week) do get in touch.
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Unconventional speaker using unique proven LANDSCAPE toolkit to inspire change inside and out | Facilitator | Breakthrough & Creative coach | Podcaster | Poet #LandscapingYourLife #Nature #24YearsOfSeeingResults
8 个月John V Willshire your post today made me wonder if you’d like this exploration of what I think the difference between analogy and metaphor is. Would love to know your thoughts.
Educator/Student at OHAC
8 个月Beautiful. Thank you Alison ?
You can take antihistamine for one but not the other…
So much more depth (excuse the pun) to a metaphor Alison Smith ??