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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 2
Explanation and Analysis—The Game of Life:
In The Castle of Otranto, there aren't many metaphors. One of the only instances in which a metaphor is directly used is by a servant, when Bianca in Chapter 2 tells the Princess Matilda that observers to the "game" of life see more than the people actually involved in its play:
“A by-stander often sees more of the game than those that play,” answered Bianca. “Does your highness think, madam, that his question about my Lady Isabella was the result of mere curiosity? No, no, madam; there is more in it than you great folks are aware of."
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