| Conceptual metaphors |
Language Representations |
| POLITICAN IS A PARENT |
George Washington – “The Father of Our Country” |
| George Washington – “The Stepfather of His Country” (given by his political opponents) |
| James Madison – “The Father of Constitution” |
| Thomas Jefferson -“The Father of Declaration of Independence” |
| Abraham Lincoln –“Father Abraham” |
| Lyndon Johnson – “Big Daddy” |
| POLITICIAN IS A ROYALTY (used in the ironic key) |
Rutherford B. Hayes – “His Fraudulency” |
| John Tyler – “His Accidency” |
| James Madison – “His Little Majesty” |
| Donald Trump – “King Twit” |
| Grover Cleveland — “His Obstinacy” |
| John Adams — “His Rotundity” |
| POLITICIAN IS A SCENIC CHARACTER |
Arnold Schwarzenegger – “The Governator” |
| Rahm Emanuel – “Rahmbo” |
| Ron Paul – “Dr. No” |
| Donald Trump – “Voldemort” |
| Ronald Reagan- “Errol Flynn of В Movies” |
| POLITICIAN IS A PART OF HUMAN’S BODY |
Gordon Brown – “Big Clunking Fist” |
| Donald Trump – “Tiny Hands Trump” |
| POLITICIAN IS AN ANIMAL |
Sarah Palin – “Sarah Barracuda” |
| David Cameron - “Dave the Chameleon” |
| Margaret Thatcher - “Attila the Hen” Тheodore Roosevelt- “The Old Lion” |
| Margaret Thatcher –“ The Great She-Elephant” |
| Tony Blair - “America’s Poodle” |
| Donald Trump – “Orange Slug” |
| Franklin Roosevelt – “Kangaroosevelt” |
| Abraham Lincoln – “Ourangoutan at the White House” |
| Тheodore Roosevelt– “Bull Moose” |
| James Polk – “First Dark Horse” |
| Мartin Van Buren – “Fox” (“Kinderhook Fox”) |
| Тhomas Jefferson – “Red Fox” |
