METAPHOR

ANALYSIS
 TROLL
Appears 25 times

Troll is used both as a noun and a verb in this article

It seems to be used to portray a creature and a problem maker in the social

media

It is also likened to local leaders who create unnecessary issues

 EXAMPLES
Used as a noun
On social media there lurks a creature called the troll
Suffice to say that women are often target of trolls

Used as a verb
He (and sometimes she) does this by posting nasty comments about that
person, or instigating others to also troll the person.
He admitted to her that the reason he trolled her was because he hated the
fact that unlike him, she was a confident happy person despite being plus-sized.
 CONCEPTUAL METAPHOR
ITS A TROLLS WORLD OUT THERE
 LINGUISTIC METAPHORS
A person who sows discord
Wikipedia describes a troll as a person who sows discord on the Internet by
starting arguments or upsetting people, by posting inflammatory, extraneous or off-
topic messages in an online community (such as a newsgroup, forum, chatroom or
blog) with the deliberate intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or
of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.
Highlight- Negativity
Hidden-Attempt to hurt/belittle others
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Hold hands
While West managed to sort things out with one troll, it is of course not possible
to, as she said, hold hands with every single one.
Highlight-Positive outlook
Hidden- Make peace

Moral compass
Yet, these same people would be the first to feel insulted should anyone have the
temerity to suggest that there may be something wrong with their moral
compass.
Highlight-Negativity
Hidden-Being judgemental
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Private parts
While their target can list Won two gold medals at the SEA Games on their
curriculum vitae, what can they put on theirs other than Looked at her outfit and
imagined her private parts?
Highlight-Negativity
Hidden- Body
 Whip others

LINGUISTIC METAPHORS Highlight: Negative

Hidden: To defeat/Overcome

Nothing pleases a troll more than One big hysterical mob

to whip others into one big Highlight: Negative

Hidden: Riotous crowd
hysterical mob over an issue that

they made up in their own sick Sick minds

minds. Highlight: Negative
Hidden: Insanity
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At the slightest thing, without any

A heaving mass of hysteria
provocation, a troll makes a
suggestion and suddenly a heaving
mass of hysteria begins, aided by a Highlight: Negative
media ever-watchful for
sensationalism. Hidden: Crowd
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Like a ball of dough, the troll gathers Like a ball of dough

more and more adherents until it Highlight: Negative
grows into one seething globe of Hidden: No brains
rage, spitting venom at the poor
victim, uncaring about what hurt One seething globe of rage
might be caused. Highlight: Negative
Hidden: Crowded/violent
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How boring are their lives that Hard earned achievement

someone elses hard-earned
achievement is taken as an offence
to their own suspect morals?
Highlight: Positive
Hidden: Achieve after a lot of effort
Suspect Morals
Highlight: Negative
Hidden: Doubtful/Uncertain
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