There is a line in a poem that i read that says
Jealousy is enraged
in people whose hearts have been blackened
would that be a metaphor? the hearts have been blackened part?? if not, what is it?
2007-12-20 12:31:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Yes, it's certainly a metaphor.
Hearts can't really be blackened by any normal means; it's saying that their hearts have been darkened with envy.
A metaphor's something that compares two unlike things without using like or as. If it uses like or as, for example, "the gold shines like the sun," it's called a simile.
2007-12-20 12:35:25 · answer #1 · answered by slclark413 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a metaphor is where two things alike but differ mean the same............... someones heart bieng blackened is hurt, raged, or numb, ....think what it is saying is that jealousy caused so much rage that the person had no heart for the other envolved
2007-12-20 12:42:49 · answer #2 · answered by Psychologist In The House 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like one to me! It's not a simile, which uses "like" or "as"--which this does not, to compare two dissimilar things.---But, maybe not........ On second thought, it might be a personification??? Will be interesting to see the Ans!
2007-12-20 14:31:47 · answer #3 · answered by Martell 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
blackened grouper is good/sometimes its green with envy too...joking...
2007-12-22 03:14:37 · answer #4 · answered by picmybrain 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋