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Would this be considered a metaphor?
"Facts in his eyes are over, a relic from the age of the printing press."
There is no "is" but could the comma act as one?
Metaphor or something else?
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Re: Metaphor or something else?
"is" or no "is", this sentence makes no sense. What does "over" mean?
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Re: Metaphor or something else?
'Over' means facts are done for. They don't exist.
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Re: Metaphor or something else?
Do you mean they are not important?
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Re: Metaphor or something else?
The sentence structure itself is ok. The word "is" is not necessary. In fact (if I dare use that word ) it would be wrong.
So without getting into whether facts exist or not, I'll leave you to choose your words...
Facts in his eyes are done for, a relic from the age of the printing press.
Facts in his eyes are unimportant, a relic from the stoneage.
...and a thousand other combinations.
So without getting into whether facts exist or not, I'll leave you to choose your words...
Facts in his eyes are done for, a relic from the age of the printing press.
Facts in his eyes are unimportant, a relic from the stoneage.
...and a thousand other combinations.
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Re: Metaphor or something else?
But to answer your first question, I don't see it as a metaphor. Just a statement of "fact"...as someone believes it to be.
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Re: Metaphor or something else?
Thank you for your help! If the whole sentence is not seen as a metaphor, then would "a relic from the age of the printing press" be a simile?
P.S. the sentence is takes from an extract that I have to analyse :)
P.S. the sentence is takes from an extract that I have to analyse :)
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Re: Metaphor or something else?
It's certainly not a simile (which involves "like" or "as...as"). And I don't see it as a metaphor. I take the words literally, not metaphorically.
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Re: Metaphor or something else?
On second thoughts, maybe "relic" is attempting to be a metaphor. The whole concept is contentious and I find the sentence bizarre So if you have to analyze it, perhaps the answer needed actually is metaphor.
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