{"id":148790,"date":"2024-02-26T18:09:39","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T12:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=148790"},"modified":"2024-02-26T18:09:39","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T12:39:39","slug":"comment-on-the-use-of-metaphor-in-the-above-extract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/quiz\/comment-on-the-use-of-metaphor-in-the-above-extract","title":{"rendered":"Comment on the use of metaphor in the above extract."},"content":{"rendered":"

Comment on the use of metaphor in the above extract.<\/h2>\n

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In the given extract, the use of metaphor is evident in the phrase “pads of velvet quiet” to describe the tiger’s movement within its cage. This metaphor compares the tiger’s silent and stealthy steps to the softness and smoothness of velvet, emphasizing the gracefulness and fluidity of its movements despite being confined. It creates a vivid image of the tiger’s presence within the enclosure, highlighting the contrast between the tiger’s outward calmness and the underlying frustration and confinement it experiences. The metaphor adds depth to the description of the tiger’s captivity, evoking emotions and emphasizing the disparity between its natural habitat and its current situation.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Comment on the use of metaphor in the above extract. Ans. In the given extract, the use of metaphor is evident in the phrase “pads of velvet quiet” to describe the tiger’s movement within its cage. This metaphor compares the tiger’s silent and stealthy steps to the softness and smoothness of velvet, emphasizing the gracefulness […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21830,"featured_media":114041,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12119],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-148790","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-quiz"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21830"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148790"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":148791,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148790\/revisions\/148791"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}