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Nesa Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
What does LITERALLY mean here?
Does literally mean exactly here?
"For her final, famous image, Lange removes background detail and hides the distracting countenances of the two children (who are literally pressing upon their mother, hemming her in) by getting them to bury thier heads away from the camera."
"For her final, famous image, Lange removes background detail and hides the distracting countenances of the two children (who are literally pressing upon their mother, hemming her in) by getting them to bury thier heads away from the camera."
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The author has used literally to indicate that there is no figurative speech is involved. It means that children were pressing upon their mother and the described physical action is real.
- The author has used literally to indicate that there is no figurative speech is involved.
- It means that children were pressing upon their mother and the described physical action is real.
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The author has used literally to indicate that there is no figurative speech is involved.
It means that children were pressing upon their mother and the described physical action is real.
It means that children were pressing upon their mother and the described physical action is real.
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The word literally is used to alert the reader that he is not to take the surrounding words in a metaphoric sense. The words are to mean exactly what a dictionary would say they mean.
In this case "pressing upon their mother" can be used to say that the children simply gathered close around their mother. Adding "literally" alerts us to the fact that the writer does not mean that.
In this case "pressing upon their mother" can be used to say that the children simply gathered close around their mother. Adding "literally" alerts us to the fact that the writer does not mean that.
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Oops. How can I edit my post.
There is should be omitted in the first line.
There is should be omitted in the first line.
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