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The study aims to explore how gendered metaphors in Goblin Market influence perceptions of gender identities within Victorian contexts.

Reconceptualizing Gender Identities Through Metaphors

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Qualitative analysis of gendered metaphors reveals their impact on perceptions in literature, suggesting the need for interdisciplinary approaches.

The study aims to explore how gendered metaphors in Goblin Market influence perceptions of gender identities within Victorian contexts.
Examined gendered metaphors in Christina Rossetti’s Goblin Market
Employed a cognitive poetics approach
Utilized Conceptual Metaphor Theory to analyze metaphors
Interpreted the dual roles of metaphors as literary devices and ideological tools
Identified metaphors of seduction and temptation associated with men
Attributed virtue and purity to women in the poem
Demonstrated how metaphors challenge patriarchal gender ideologies
Highlighted themes of female agency and resistance against male dominance

Syako Sulaiman Shekho Shekho (2026) studied this question.

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Qualitative analysis of gendered metaphors reveals their impact on perceptions in literature, suggesting the need for interdisciplinary approaches.