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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
Book 6, Chapter 4
Explanation and Analysis—Tears:
In Gondor, after Frodo and Sam are led by Gandalf to Aragorn’s feast, the host gathers in celebration of the hobbits’ courage. At the height of their rejoicing, a minstrel begins to sing, and Tolkien renders the company’s reaction through an elaborate sequence of similes and metaphors that elevate the scene from victory banquet to mythic commemoration.
And all the host laughed and wept, and in the midst of their merriment and tears the clear voice of the minstrel rose like silver and gold, and all men were hushed. And he sang to them, now in the elven-tongue, now in the speech of the West, until their hearts, wounded with sweet words, overflowed, and their joy was like swords, and they passed in thought out to regions where pain and delight flow together and tears are the very wine of blessedness.
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