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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
Chapter 12
Explanation and Analysis—Iron Giraffe:
Chapter 12 opens to a bizarre sight. As the strange water project breaks ground in Nya’s village, she observes the unfamiliar workers and objects. Through a metaphor, the novel casts the construction scene in an entirely new light:
An iron giraffe.
A red giraffe that made very loud noises.
The giraffe was a tall drill that had been brought to the village by the two men who had visited earlier.
They had returned with a crew of ten more men and two trucks—one hauling the giraffe-drill along with other mysterious equipment, and the other loaded with plastic pipe. Meanwhile, the land was still being cleared.
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