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... symbol- making animal . In Chapter 2 we saw that a typical metaphor has an A - is - B pattern , as in " life is a dream . " ( Even though we express this as " the dream of life ... symbol of some spiritual fact . " 52 THE SENSES THE SYMBOL.
... symbol- making animal . In Chapter 2 we saw that a typical metaphor has an A - is - B pattern , as in " life is a dream . " ( Even though we express this as " the dream of life ... symbol of some spiritual fact . " 52 THE SENSES THE SYMBOL.
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... symbol for the power of virtue . Shelley , perpetually on the lookout for objects he could use as symbols , once ... symbol of the original object that moved them . We express the image by using a word that is a symbol of that symbol ...
... symbol for the power of virtue . Shelley , perpetually on the lookout for objects he could use as symbols , once ... symbol of the original object that moved them . We express the image by using a word that is a symbol of that symbol ...
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... symbols . " ALLEGORY The line between metaphor and symbol is not as distinct as that separating mathematical concepts ; one cannot always say with assurance where one ends and the other begins . Nor is it clear exactly where symbol ...
... symbols . " ALLEGORY The line between metaphor and symbol is not as distinct as that separating mathematical concepts ; one cannot always say with assurance where one ends and the other begins . Nor is it clear exactly where symbol ...
Common terms and phrases
accent alliteration Anthology beauty begins better bird blue body breath called close cold color comes dark dead death deep dreams earth effect emotion English example express eyes face fall feel feet fields flowers four Frost girl give green hair hand head hear heard heart holds human images John keep kind language leaves light lines live look meaning metaphor mind moon mouth move nature never night objects once pass play poem poet poetry rain rhyme rhythm Robert rose seems sense SHAKESPEARE shape sing sometimes song sound speech stand stanza sweet syllables symbol tell thee things thou thought trees turn verse vowel walk wind words writing Yeats young