BlogTask#4:ExtendedMetaphor

DiscussionQuestions

Answerthefollowingsetofquestions.Payattentiontothekeywordsinthequestion
stemtoplanyouranswer,andtothegradingindicationsofeachtoensureyouare
meetingtherequirements.

1.Definethetermextendedmetaphor.Researchanexampletosupportyour
answer.

Extendedmetaphorsisacomparisonbetweentwounlikethingsthatresultsina
paragraphorlinesinpoems.
Example:Alltheworldsastage,andallthemenandwomenmerelyplayers;
Theyhavetheirexitsandtheirentrances;Andonemaninhistimeplaysmany
parts.FromShakespeare

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2.Locatetheextendedmetaphorinchapter6.Breakthemetaphordowninto
smallersymbolicunitsbelow,andnexttoeachsymbol,suggestboththemeaningof
thesymbolinrelationtothemetaphor,aswellasthepertinencetoTItaslife.

Symbol TextualEvidence MeaningandConnectiontoTitaslife

Newlife Thosehandshadrescued AfterTitamovestoliveswithJohn,

herfromhorrorandshe Johntakecareofherverywell,gives
wouldneverforgetit freedomstoher.Hugedifferentfrom
whenMamaElenatreather.Sofrom
thistextualevidencecanbecompared
towhenjohnshandshadrescuedher
fromhorror.

Take Inamadhouseshemight JohntookcareofTitaverywell,day

careand havebecometrulyinsane. andnightdifferentcomparedtoMama
Respect Buthere,withJohn's Elena.Thistextualevidenceis
warmthtowardherinword comparingmadhouseortheplacewhere
andmanner,shefeltbetter TitasuffererstoTitabecomingtruly
eachday. insane.Johnistheonewhotookcare
 herwithloveandrespect.

Freedom Insteadofeating,she InthisTextualEvidence,Titahands

sfrom wouldstareatherhands representasfreedoms,butnowIts
comman forhoursonend.Shewould belongtohernotMamaElenasoshe
d regardthemlikeababy, coulddowhatevershewant.Notonly
marvelingthatthey obeyMamaElenascommand.
belongedtoithadbeen
relegatedtoatinyspotin
thecornerofthe
room.

Freedom Now,seeingherhandsno Sonow,theresnoMamaElenas

stodo longerathermother's commandhertodothis,todothat.She
anything command,she coulddoanythingshewishedto.Not
didn'tknowwhattoask justobeyingMamaElenascommand.
themtodo,shehadnever ThistextualEvidencereferstoTita
decidedforherselfbefore. coulddowhatevershewant,noonecan
Theycoulddoanythingor stopher.Thispassagetheycouldturn
becomeanything. intobirdsandflyintotheairwas
Theycouldturnintobirds statesasTitagotherfreedomstodo
andflyintotheair!She anything.
wouldlikethem
tocarryherfaraway,asfar
aspossible.

Feelings Titasippeditslowly, WhenTitasawMorningLight,shethink

and drawingmaximumpleasure ofNatchaanditsbringherbackto
emotion fromthearomaofthe whenShewasstilllivingwithNatchaby
herbs,familiarand truerealloves.ThistextualEvidenceis
mysterious. tocomparefeelingsfromaromaof
Howwelcomeitswarmth herbs,familiarandmysterioustothe
andflavor! timeswhenshestilllivingwithNatcha.
Andlatershestatehowwelcomeits
warmthandflavorastorelatedtothe
past.

Warm Thelightthatfilteredin ThisTextualevidencewascomparing

welcome throughthewindowstruck hercoldnessoftheranchedtonew
hershouldersandprovided warmwelcomesofhernewhome.
afaintsensationof Everythingisbetterherethanever
warmth, before.Dr.JohnBrowngiveherwarm
 soslightitwasalmost welcomeandtreathernicelywithlove
imperceptible.Achronic andrespects.
chillkeptherfromfeeling
warm,inspiteofbeing
coveredwithherheavy
woolenbedspread.

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