The American Language
What metaphors are used in The American Language by H. L. Mencken?
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Mencken does not use metaphor, per se. He does, however, define Americans as having 1) a general impatience of rule and restraint, 2) a democratic enmity to all authority, 3) an extravagant and often grotesque humor, and 4) an extraordinary capacity for metaphor.
The American Language