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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
Key Examples in As I Lay Dying
21. Darl
Explanation and Analysis—The Mother Metaphor:
Darl uses a metaphor in Chapter 21 to express his understanding of the significance of a mother in a child’s life, explaining, “I cannot love my mother because I have no mother. Jewel’s mother is a horse.” Though he and Jewel have the same biological mother, this is not entirely what he refers to here.
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