Thus, in line with the ‘substitution’ view, any metaphorical expression can be rendered to its literal dimension. For example ‘Achilles is a lion’ can be interpreted as ‘Achilles is brave’. Black did not agree about this interpretation, asserting that a metaphor is not substituting of one term for another, but believes that the metaphorical reality is a derivation from the analogy that makes it looks like simile, thus (Achilles is like a lion). With respect to the elaboration made on the ‘comparison’ view, Black asserts that a metaphor should be inferred with regard to the ground of the intended analogy or simile in a given contextual clues in order to reach the speaker’s original literal meaning
Thus, in line with the ‘substitution’ view, any metaphorical expression can be rendered to its literal dimension. For example ‘Achilles is a lion’ can be interpreted as ‘Achilles is brave’. Black did not agree about this interpretation, asserting that a metaphor is not substituting of one term for another, but believes that the metaphorical reality is a derivation from the analogy that makes it looks like simile, thus (Achilles is like a lion). With respect to the elaboration made on the ‘comparison’ view, Black asserts that a metaphor should be inferred with regard to the ground of the intended analogy or simile in a given contextual clues in order to reach the speaker’s original literal meaning