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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Metaphor

Is "in the dead of winter" a metaphor...or part of a metaphor?
  

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or part of a metaphor? It's not a metaphor. "dead of winter" means the middle or most intense part of winter.

— Canadian45

  • or part of a metaphor?
  • It's not a metaphor.
  • "dead of winter" means the middle or most intense part of winter.
  • ' means he hit the target right in the middle.
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AnonymousIs "in the dead of winter" a metaphor...or part of a metaphor?
It's not a metaphor. "dead of winter" means the middle or most intense part of winter.

'He hit the target dead center.' means he hit the target right in the middle.
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