Tenor and Vehicle

The part of a metaphor that is the real thing being described.

• Vehicle

• Tenor

• Ground

• Sky

The imaginative part of a metaphor.

• Tenor

• Floor

• Ground

• Vehicle

Creates, suggests, emphasises and implies are all examples of...

• Verbs

• Nouns

• Analytical verbs

• Adjectives

Something accurate and precise. It tells what actually happens. It reports on events.

• Metaphorical

• Literal

• Corrupt

• Novel

The things the tenor and vehicle have in common.

• Ground

• Tenor

• Vehicle

• Floor

A comparison between something being described and something non-literal.

• Vehicle

• Tenor

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

Something or someone that is likely to change suddenly and without reason.

• Unbelievable

• Unpredictable

• Unimaginative

• Unreal

A strong desire to achieve something.

• Aspiration

• Hope

• Dream

• Hopeless

"Life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly." What is the tenor in this metaphor?

• Dreams

• Life without dreams

• A broken wing

• A broken winged bird

"Life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly." What is the vehicle in this metaphor?

• A bird

• Life

• A broken winged bird that cannot fly.

• A fly