Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 7 AIL 0604 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Metaphor, as the Anchor Defines It
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The idea
The glossary defines metaphor as a comparison intended to clarify or intensify the more complex of the objects compared. Note what that includes: a purpose, and an asymmetry. One side of the comparison is doing work on the other, and identifying which is which is often the question.
In practice
A comparison with a purpose.
Where people slip
The two sides are not equal partners.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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