Types and functions of metaphors in public speeches of politicians

In the Bachelor thesis “Types and functions of metaphors in the public speeches of politicians”, the definition of metaphor is presented as well as types and functions of metaphors are analyzed on the basis of research and works of Lithuanian and foreign language stylists. The analyzed material was collected from archives of Lithuanian politicians’ speeches with the aim of covering as much different types and functions of metaphors as possible in order to gain a wide perspective into the topic. Traditional and new approaches towards methapor are overviewed in the thesis. Metaphor is categorized in accordance with theme and visual connection, attribute transfer methods as well as types