Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 7 AIL 0644 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Trap: The Parent Term
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The idea
Because the anchor nests four figures under metaphor, metaphor is true of many passages where a narrower term is also true. Metaphor will be offered as a distractor against simile, personification and conceit. Prefer the narrowest option the passage supports.
In practice
Metaphor is the general distractor.
Where people slip
True but general loses to true and exact.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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