Emotions Are Forces

Source Domain
forces, causes, motion

Target Domain
emotions

Emotions Are Physical Forces

- 1 I was moved by the poem

- 2 I was pushed into depression

- 3 She was carried away by the song

- 4 He was struck by anger

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Emotions Are Electromagnetic Forces

- 1 She felt charged up with anxiety

- 2 I discharged my anger on him

- 3 I can feel the good vibrations

- 4 He's got a lot of negative energy

Stuart Smith (185, '87)

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