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What passage from Great Expectations contains a metaphor?
One example of metaphor from "Great Expectations" is in Chapter 59, where Pip describes his heart as a "disease." This metaphor highlights the emotional turmoil and suffering that Pip is experiencing.
The underlined portion of this passage is an example of which literary term?
metaphor
His stomach grew angry from lack of nourishmentThis passage contains an example of?
It contains imagery and personification.
The underlined portion of this passage is an example of which literary termthis good rifle on my knee for the feather of a goose's wing?
metaphor
Her heart began to beat covetouslyThis passage contains an example of?
Personification
The underlined portion of this passage contains an example of which literary termpersonificationparadoxallusionmetaphor?
personification
This reading passage contains an example of which literary termforeshadowingflashbackdialoguepersonification?
personification
Where of the options below contains a metaphor?
A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two unrelated things without using "like" or "as." For example, "He drowned in a sea of grief."
Which excerpt from Neruda's What if your Laughter contains an example of a metaphor?
In the line "What if the laughing legend of the November afternoon finds you?" the phrase "laughing legend" is an example of a metaphor. It compares laughter to a myth or story that is known and celebrated.
Is this passage a example of a metaphor the scent of its heavy blossoms met them like a soft and tender embrace of welcome?
No. It's a simile If it had said,"...the scent was a soft and tender embrace," then it would be a metaphor. A simile says the thing is similar to another. A metaphor says they are the same thing. The word "like" is a dead giveaway that it's a simile.
What is a very involved metaphor called?
An extended metaphor is a metaphor that is started early in the work, usually at the beginning, but it can be added later, that evolves and stretches itself throughout the passage. For example if you were to write a paper, and use a road as a metaphor for the path of life, and you were to develop and use this metaphor throughout the paper then it would be an extended metaphor.
But the regiment was a machine run down. The sentence above contains an example of which literary term?
The sentence contains a metaphor. The comparison of the regiment to a machine conveys the idea that it is worn out and inefficient.
