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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
Chapter 1 - The Black-Eye-of-the-Month Club
Explanation and Analysis—Lifeboats:
In Chapter 1, Junior introduces himself as a cartoonist. He uses a metaphor to explain why drawing is important to him:
Just take a look at the world. Almost all of the rich and famous brown people are artists. They’re singers and actors and writers and dancers and directors and poets.
So I draw because I feel like it might be my only real chance to escape the reservation.
I think the world is a series of broken dams and floods, and my cartoons are tiny little lifeboats.
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Chapter 15 - Hunger Pains
Explanation and Analysis—The Smudge:
In Chapter 15, Junior uses a metaphor to describe his burgeoning relationship with Penelope:
Unlock with LitCharts A+I think she was bored of being the prettiest, smartest, and most popular girl in the world. She wanted to get a little crazy, you know? She wanted to get a little smudged.
And I was the smudge.
But, hey, I was kind of using her, too.
After all, I suddenly became popular.
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