Monday, June 3, 2013

He Had Such Quiet Eyes (Literary Devices Part 2)

METAPHOR


Definition


A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes a subject by asserting that it is, on some point of comparison, the same as another otherwise unrelated object. In simpler terms, a metaphor compares two objects or things without using the words "like" or "as".


In the poem, "He Had Such Quiet Eyes", there are 3 examples of metaphors that are used. The examples can be found in the moving images below.











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