Knepprath-Metaphors




 * 1) **Find images by 3 of the artists from the** __**Visual Metaphor Resource Page**__ **who Inspired you and explain why. The images can't be the same ones that I put on the page.**
 * 2) **Post the lyrics to the song or lines of the poem or book you will be using.**

“The nail that sticks out farthest gets hammered the hardest.”


 * 1) **Explain why you chose the lyrics/poem/book lines you did.**

This quote really spoke to me because instantly, I took it as more than just a phrase about a hammer. The quote portrays that a person who “sticks out” and is most different from the others, “gets hammered the hardest” and teased/picked on the most.


 * 1) **Who is the poem/song/book written by? Write this down.**

This book, __Nailed__, was written by Patrick Jones


 * 1) **What visual metaphor does the song/poem/book quote evoke?**

The quote evokes the fact that if a person sticks out more than the others, unlike the conformists, they will have the toughest time throughout life, always being picked on or “hammered the hardest”.


 * 1) **What other interpretations might someone have for this song/poem/book quote?**

They could obviously take it literally, or they could twist the scenario a bit more to make it more specific saying the little kid who is most “weird” will get bullied the most or the least intelligent child in a class may get “hammered” harder by their teacher.


 * 1) **How will this quote and research influence your project? Explain... including the metaphor you hope to portray.**

I plan on shooting a board of nails, all the same level except one. I will then photoshop people in place of the nails, using tools to warp them into cylindrical shapes and have shiny, flat tops like nails. All of the nails that are the same level will be black and white (maybe) or have some color distinction from the one that sticks out to represent conformity. The one “nail” that sticks out will look different (clothes-wise) and have a different color hue/saturation. I hope to portray the metaphor that if you are the one who sticks out more, you are more likely to get more grief from others who are “normal”.