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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 Go Set a Watchman
Part 3, Chapter 6
Explanation and Analysis—Dr. Finch's Heady Brew:
When Dr. Finch, or Jean Louise's Uncle Jack, shows up in Part 3, Chapter 6, Lee uses a metaphor to describe his disposition:
Dr. Finch had drunk so long and so deep of his heady brew that his being was shot through with curious mannerisms and odd exclamations.
