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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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Metaphor?
I was recently reading through Edgar Allan Poe's piece, "The City in the Sea," when I came across this line:
"Along that wilderness of glass-"
I'm not great when it comes to metaphors, but I think that "wilderness of glass" is one. I'm not entirely sure, so I'm hoping someone can help me out.
Thanks in advance!
"Along that wilderness of glass-"
I'm not great when it comes to metaphors, but I think that "wilderness of glass" is one. I'm not entirely sure, so I'm hoping someone can help me out.
Thanks in advance!
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seems like one, the coldness of glass being assigned to the wilderness .... but then, perhaps this is an analogy ...
- seems like one, the coldness of glass being assigned to the wilderness ....
- but then, perhaps this is an analogy ...
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seems like one, the coldness of glass being assigned to the wilderness ....
but then, perhaps this is an analogy ...
but then, perhaps this is an analogy ...
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I've never read the poem before you post made me look it up, but the "glass" is the water. So, yes, clearly a metaphor.
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Tempt the waters from their bed;
For no ripples curl, alas!
Along that wilderness of glass-
No swellings tell that winds may be
Upon some far-off happier sea-
Yes, GG seems to be right, the wilderness of glass is the sea, and this would be a metaphore indeed.
For no ripples curl, alas!
Along that wilderness of glass-
No swellings tell that winds may be
Upon some far-off happier sea-
Yes, GG seems to be right, the wilderness of glass is the sea, and this would be a metaphore indeed.
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