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AP English Literature and Composition Flashcards: Function Of Metaphor Fiction Drama

Study Function Of Metaphor Fiction Drama in AP English Literature and Composition with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

Which function best fits a metaphor that critiques society or power structures indirectly?

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ANSWER

Social or political commentary via figurative framing. Metaphors can subtly expose societal flaws.

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Read the following excerpt from an original drama. Backstage after a concert, SERA (a violinist) speaks to her partner MINA, who has grown tired of Sera's relentless perfectionism. MINA: You were brilliant. SERA: I missed the entrance in the second movement. MINA: No one noticed. SERA: I noticed. MINA: You always do. SERA: Because it matters. MINA: To the music—or to the part of you that never rests? SERA: (defensive) I rest. MINA: You sleep. That's not the same. SERA: If I stop pushing, I'll slip. MINA: Or you'll breathe. SERA: (low) My ambition is a treadmill with no off switch. MINA: Then why are you proud of being exhausted? In context, what is the primary function of the metaphor "My ambition is a treadmill with no off switch"?
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