비교이론에 근거한 은유해석 방법

This paper is to identify hew to interpret metaphorical expressions on the basis of the Comparison Theory. The metaphor is widely distributed throughout various aspects of language. There are three important conventional theories that are related to the interpretation of metaphor: substitution, interaction and comparison theory. This paper attempts to interpret several metaphors representative of the seven paths. we can conclude that the seven paths of metaphor interpretation can be applied to the interpretation of various types metaphor expressions with more precision and they can convey the meaning of a metaphor according to the speaker’s intention.