primaryMetaphor
P15665
predicate
Indicates a fundamental conceptual mapping where one domain (often concrete or physical) is systematically understood in terms of another (often abstract), forming a basic metaphorical relationship between them.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| hasMetaphor | 76 |
| usedMetaphoricallyFor | 4 |
| hasMainMetaphor | 2 |
| hasMetaphorSource | 2 |
| goldUsedAsMetaphorFor | 1 |
| hasMetaphoricOrigin | 1 |
| primaryInterfaceMetaphor | 1 |
| primaryMetaphor canonical | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: primaryMetaphor
Generated description
Indicates a fundamental conceptual mapping where one domain (often concrete or physical) is systematically understood in terms of another (often abstract), forming a basic metaphorical relationship between them.
Sample triples (88)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Star user interface | office desktop ⓘ |
| Sinews of Peace | Iron Curtain via predicate surface "hasMainMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Big Yellow Taxi | paradise as unspoiled nature via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Big Yellow Taxi | parking lot as symbol of urban development via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| L’Abeille et l’Architecte | bee as symbol of worker or people via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| L’Abeille et l’Architecte | architect as symbol of planner or state via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
|
song "Diamonds & Rust"
surface form:
Diamonds & Rust
|
diamonds and rust as contrasting memories via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Love Minus Zero/No Limit | imagery of ravens via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Love Minus Zero/No Limit | imagery of statues via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Love Minus Zero/No Limit | imagery of fortune-tellers via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Bird on the Wire | bird on a wire as symbol of constrained freedom via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Bird on the Wire | drunk in a midnight choir as image of flawed devotion via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Tower of Song | tower as place where songwriters labor via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Idols of the Cave | each person dwelling in a private cave that shapes their view of the world via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Ram | forceful impact via predicate surface "usedMetaphoricallyFor" ⓘ |
| Ram | stubborn person via predicate surface "usedMetaphoricallyFor" ⓘ |
| Leviathan | the state as an artificial man via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Your Body Is a Wonderland | body as a wonderland via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Slow Dancing in a Burning Room | relationship compared to a burning room via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| The Spiders | spider via predicate surface "hasMetaphoricOrigin" ⓘ |
| dark forest hypothesis | dark and dangerous forest where every stranger is a potential threat via predicate surface "hasMetaphorSource" ⓘ |
| You Turn Me On, I’m a Radio | radio as a stand-in for a romantic partner via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| 16 Carriages | carriages representing responsibilities via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| 16 Carriages | travel representing career progression via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground | angel flying too close to the ground as a metaphor for a fragile loved one via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| The Beehive of Industry | comparison of Harrison to a busy beehive via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| She Sets the City on Fire | city on fire as emotional impact via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Mountains and Rivers Without End | mountains as mind via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Mountains and Rivers Without End | rivers as time via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Axe Handles | axe handle as metaphor for cultural transmission via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Axe Handles | tool-making as metaphor for language-making via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| rainbow nation | rainbow via predicate surface "hasMetaphorSource" ⓘ |
|
song "She Burns"
surface form:
She Burns
|
likening a woman to fire via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Climbing Mount Improbable | Mount Improbable as a landscape of fitness via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Tupelo Honey | tupelo honey as symbol of sweetness via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Magic Penny | penny as a metaphor for love via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| 100 Yard Dash | romantic pursuit compared to a sprint race via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Of Man and Manta series | evolution as spiritual and intellectual growth via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Gabbeh | carpet as narrative of life via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| The Cave of Making | cave as creative space via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| The Cave of Making | cave as workshop of the imagination via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| The Twelfth of Never | love lasting until an impossible date via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Crabs in a Bucket | crab mentality via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| When Sparks Fly | romantic relationship as metaphor for gun ownership via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
|
"Acres of Diamonds" lecture
surface form:
Acres of Diamonds lecture
|
diamonds representing unrealized potential via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Ship of Fools | ship as symbol of life choices via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Capricious Horses | life as a dangerous ride via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Capricious Horses | horses as uncontrollable forces of fate via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Capricious Horses | precipice as death via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| HyperCard | stack of cards via predicate surface "primaryInterfaceMetaphor" ⓘ |