Darkness Is A Solid

- 1 The darkness was palpable.

- 2 We had to feel our way through the darkness.

- 3 The light shone through the darkness.

- 4 The darkness was inpenetrable.

- 5 Darkness pressed in on all sides.

- 6 Darkness closed in on us.

Source Domain

solid, substance

Target Domain

dark, darkness, black, blackness Is this a special case of DARKNESS IS A SUBTANCE?Is DARKNESS IS A COVER part of this?Are all of the examples above part of the same thing?Note: inpenetrable means "to the eyes" and is related to SEEING IS TOUCHING.

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