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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 10: The Bean Trees
Explanation and Analysis—Spotted Pig:
In this chapter, Kingsolver uses both metaphor and dialect to weave a moment of comfort and perspective from a piece of inherited wisdom:
Even a spotted pig looks black at night. This is another thing Mama used to tell me quite often. It means that things always look different, and usually better, in the morning.
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Chapter 11: Dream Angels
Explanation and Analysis—Snake:
In this passage from Chapter 11, Kingsolver uses an extended metaphor to convey the narrator’s belated recognition of injustice:
Unlock with LitCharts A+I didn’t want to believe the world could be so unjust. But of course it was right there in front of my nose. If the truth was a snake it would have bitten me a long time ago. It would have had me for dinner.
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