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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 Two, Scene Two
Explanation and Analysis—Old Sod:
In Act 2, Scene 2, Jamie insults Tyrone's "Irish bog-trotter idea that consumption is fatal." In other words, Jamie is accusing Tyrone of the old-fashioned Irish belief that tuberculosis is incurable (and that it is not worth it, then, to seek care for Edmund). Tyrone's response is immediate and angry:
Tyrone:
Keep your dirty tongue off Ireland! You're a fine one to sneer, with the map of it on your face!
Jamie:
Not after I wash my face.
Then before his father can react to this insult to the Old Sod, he adds dryly, shrugging his shoulders.
Well, I've said all I have to say. It's up to you.
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