aphorism
This quotation is a metaphor. It compares taking arms against a sea of troubles to confronting and overcoming challenges in life.
The rhetorical devices commonly used by Thoreau in this quotation are allusion, with the reference to Atlas, and metaphor, comparing the burden of carrying on with the weight carried by Atlas in Greek mythology.
Its a metaphor
It is a metaphor.
it is neither, it is personification
The quotation from "The Wife's Lament" uses elements of elegy, as it expresses sorrow and longing for a lost or distant loved one. It also employs alliteration and metaphor to create a sense of melancholy and emotional depth in the depiction of the wife's lament. The use of vivid imagery and personification enhances the emotional impact of the speaker's feelings of isolation and despair.
The title "Reflections" may indicate that the poem explores introspection or contemplation. It suggests that the poem may involve deep, thoughtful consideration or self-examination. "Reflections" could be a metaphor for examining one's thoughts, emotions, or experiences.
"He was a lion in the fight" is a metaphor.
Implied metaphor is when it gives you the metaphor but doesn't tell what the subject is. A regular metaphor tells you the subject of it.
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idk im not good at english I studied 'Lord of the Flies' for GCSE English Lit, and we analysed this quotation. I'd say it's a metaphor because Ralph and Jack are being described as being 'continents' without any comparative words such as 'like' or 'as' (which would make it a simile). I also think it might be a hyperbole
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