Definition
A cycle schema is an image schema which involves repetitious events and event series.
Its structure includes the following:
- A starting point
- A progression through successive events without backtracking
- A return to the initial state
The schema often has superimposed on it a structure that builds toward a climax and then goes through a release or decline.
Examples
(English)
- Days
- Weeks
- Years
- Sleeping and waking
- Breathing
- Circulation
- Emotional buildup and release
Sources 1
- Johnson 1987, 119–121