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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 Dead Poets Society
Chapter 8
Explanation and Analysis—Mask of a Condemned Man:
In Chapter 8, Todd is metaphorically compared to a soon-to-be executed prisoner as he walks to the front of Mr. Keating's class:
The students all eyed Todd. He stood nervously and walked slowly to the front of the class, his face the mask of a condemned man on his way to execution.
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Chapter 11
Explanation and Analysis—A Woman is a Cathedral:
After Todd, Pitts, Neil, and Charlie are caught reading a letter Mr. Keating wrote to his daughter Jessica in Chapter 11, Mr. Keating uses a metaphor to convey how women should be treated:
Unlock with LitCharts A+A woman is a cathedral, boys. Worship one at every chance you get
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