# Hacking a metaphor in five steps

Canonical page: https://dominiklukes.net/writing/2010-07-18-hacking-a-metaphor-in-five-steps

The piece presents a five-step method for identifying, testing, and extending metaphorical mappings.

Blog post · Metaphor Hacker · 18 July 2010

## Where it lives

- [Read it on Metaphor Hacker (metaphorhacker.net)](https://metaphorhacker.net/2010/07/hacking-a-metaphor-in-five-steps/)

## About this item

- Type: Blog post
- Published: 18 July 2010
- Published in: Metaphor Hacker
- Language: English

Topics: metaphor, metaphor-analysis, conceptual-framing, education.

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