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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 Oroonoko
1. Oroonoko in Coramantien
Explanation and Analysis—Imoinda as Treasure:
In chivalric romances, like that of Oroonoko and Imoinda, authors often choose to describe women using the language of possession. As such, metaphors likening beautiful female love interests to physical objects are commonplace, and Imoinda is no exception. The narrator of Oroonoko uses one such metaphor to elucidate the king's perception of Imoinda:
[The king] was troubled for having been forced by an irresistible passion to rob his son of a treasure he knew could not but be extremely dear to him, since [Imoinda] was the most beautiful that had ever been seen.
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