Is there a technique for when a verb is used to conjure up a distinct image? [closed]
Solution 1:
This is just metaphorical language; "flow" is here used on a greater level of abstraction than it is in "cash flow" for instance, but the literal meaning that is found in "water flow" is still what one refers to as one tries to come up with an explanation on the basis of comparison; it makes of this usage a metaphorical one.