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An idiom is a phrase that conveys a figurative meaning that is difficult or impossible to understand based solely on a literal interpretation of the words in the phrase. For... read full definition
An idiom is a phrase that conveys a figurative meaning that is difficult or impossible to understand based solely on a literal interpretation of the... read full definition
An idiom is a phrase that conveys a figurative meaning that is difficult or impossible to understand based solely on... read full definition
Chapter 12: The Gentleman From Tralfamadore
Explanation and Analysis—Apple Pie:
The narrator employs the idiom “apple-pie order” to describe a moment of absolute neatness and perfection that stands in stark contrast to the chaotic physical setting in which it appears. This powerful use of language occurs in the Epilogue, immediately after the vastly ancient alien messenger, Salo, commits suicide by disassembling his mechanical body and scattering his parts across the beach of Titan.
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