Metaphor what?

They are everywhere, these pesky metaphors...in simple references such as "I am feeling up today" or "I'll see you around," we are pretending, for example, that there is actual motion in some direction. When we make comparisons, our imaginations often take flight (there it is again!) and show the breadth of our ability to observe, create, and generally describe. Some mountains look like hot fudge sundaes, complete with whipped cream (snow), while others resemble a breast, perhaps, or a giant dinosaur foot. Without metaphors, we would be left with tall, brown, white, long, short, wide, very wide, and so on. Limited descriptions, at best. Think about some of your favorite ways of describing things, or maybe everyday language you like to use often. You'd be surprised how frequently those metaphors can occur!