A Clockwork Orange
by Anthony Burgess

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A Clockwork Orange: Metaphors 1 key example

Definition of Metaphor

A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things by saying that one thing is the other. The comparison in a metaphor can be stated explicitly, as... read full definition
A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things by saying that one thing is the other. The comparison in a metaphor... read full definition
A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things by saying that one thing is the other... read full definition

Key Examples in A Clockwork Orange

Part 1, Chapter 3
Explanation and Analysis—Sleep's Frontier:

Alex uses a metaphor to express his longing to hear classical music in Part 1, Chapter 3: 

I wanted like a big feast of it before getting my passport stamped, my brothers, at sleep's frontier and the stripy shest lifted to let me through.