Metaphor is a pervasive phenomenon in human language, thought, and communication, thus it deserves a detailed examination of its forms, functions and uses in different types of discourse. Semino's 'Metaphor in Discourse' is a step towards achieving this aim. No book on such a wide topic as metaphor can cover everything; however, Semino's book is almost comprehensive. The book deals with the forms and functions of metaphor in different genres. To prove the persuasiveness of this phenomenon in language, Semino explores the use of metaphor in different discourses that are typically associated with metaphor, for example, literature, politics, and advertising, as well as discourses that are not prototypical for metaphor, for example, science, education. The book is divided into seven chapters: Besides the introduction and the conclusion, four chapters cover the use of metaphor in different discourses. The fifth chapter relates the study of metaphor to corpus linguistics, representing corpus-based approaches to metaphor. (Mona F. Attia)