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Perception Of Beauty In English-Speaking Culture

Table 1:

The main metaphorical image Subgroups of the main image The number of aphorisms in the group The general number of aphorisms A percentage of the total number
1.Beauty as time 1.1.Beauty as a moment 12 14 10%
1.2.Beauty as an eternity 2
2.Beauty as something ideal - 9 9 7%
3.Beauty as unvarnished truth - 4 4 3%
4.Beauty as test 4.1.Beauty as challenge 5 7 5%
4.2.Beauty as a temptation 2
5.Beauty as something useless - 9 9 7%
6.1.*Beauty as happiness to be beautiful 6.1.1.Beauty as power 11 18 40 %
6.1.2.Beauty as a gift 7
6.2.* Beauty as joy to be a beholder of beauty 6.2.1. Beauty as simplicity 4 19
6.2.2. Beauty as versatility and immensity 10
6.2.3.Beauty as nature 5
6.3.*Beauty as happiness to be the creator of beauty 6.3.1. Beauty is the result of good deeds 3 15
6.3.2.Beauty as an art 12
7.Beauty as a woman 7.1. Beauty as an inner world 18 37 28%
7.2.Beauty as a female appearance 16
7.3. Beauty as the object of hunting 3
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