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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
Act 1
Explanation and Analysis—Cat on a Hot Tin Roof:
Maggie first references the play's titular metaphor early in Act 1:
MARGARET: What is the victory of a cat on a hot tin roof?—I wish I knew...
Just staying on it, I guess, as long as she can...
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Explanation and Analysis—On the Rocks:
In Act 1, Big Mama uses an idiom to describe the issue with Brick and Maggie's marriage:
Unlock with LitCharts A+BIG MAMA: Something's not right! You're childless and my son drinks!
[Someone has called her downstairs and she has rushed to the door on the line above. She turns at the door and points at the bed.]
When a marriage goes on the rocks, the rocks are there, right there!
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