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AlexandreAnother Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Are these two examples of metalepsis
I met up with herpes on my way home.
I drank death before my funeral.
I drank death before my funeral.
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Hi, I met up with herpes on my way home. I drank death before my funeral. Have a look at the link, as it includes examples and other information.
- Hi, I met up with herpes on my way home.
- I drank death before my funeral.
- Have a look at the link, as it includes examples and other information.
- In my judgement, your two sentences don't seem to fit this definition.
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Hi,
I met up with herpes on my way home.
I drank death before my funeral.
I'm not familiar with this term, but I found the following attempt at a definition.Have a look at the link, as it includes examples and other information.
In my judgement, your two sentences don't seem to fit this definition.
Best wishes, Clive
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I met up with herpes on my way home.
I drank death before my funeral.
I'm not familiar with this term, but I found the following attempt at a definition.Have a look at the link, as it includes examples and other information.
In my judgement, your two sentences don't seem to fit this definition.
Best wishes, Clive
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The first could be classed at metalepsis but I think the second is direct enough to simply be metaphor. The second relies only on the premise of 'whatever liquid is being drunk' = death.
The first, however, if I'm interpreting it correctly, suggests that the meeting is with someone with whom the speaker is going to have ***, and that as a result of that *** the speaker will contract herp
The first, however, if I'm interpreting it correctly, suggests that the meeting is with someone with whom the speaker is going to have ***, and that as a result of that *** the speaker will contract herp
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