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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

A clarification

The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
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There's a metaphor in the first line, but I don't what it is because I think there's just a personification.

Could you please clarify to me?

Thank you in advance.
  

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Anonymous There's a metaphor in the first line, but I don't know what it is because I think there's it's just a personification. There is nothing incompatible about personification and metaphor. Personification is one kind of metaphor.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous There's a metaphor in the first line, but I don't know what it is because I think there's it's just a personification.
  • There is nothing incompatible about personification and metaphor.
  • Personification is one kind of metaphor.
  • The waves beside them danced.
  • The metaphor is in the word "danced".
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AnonymousThere's a metaphor in the first line, but I don't know what it is because I think there's it's just a personification.
There is nothing incompatible about personification and metaphor. Personification is one kind of metaphor.

The waves beside them danced. The
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