Subject metaphor
Predicate has_property
Object effective
Modality
Modality Occurrences
some[subj/similes and] 2
some[subj/extended] 1
some[subj/a visual] 2
Polarity POSITIVE
Plausibility 0.9454
Neighborhood Sigma 1.0000
Local Sigma 0.9454
Example Sentences
Sentence Occurrences Source
metaphors are effective 6 Google Autocomplete, Answers.com Questions
similes and metaphors are effective 4 Google Autocomplete
metaphor is effective 4 Google Autocomplete
a metaphor is effective 13 Google Autocomplete, Answers.com Questions
extended metaphors are effective 1 Google Autocomplete
a visual metaphor is effective 2 Google Autocomplete