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Function of Metaphor: Short Fiction Practice Test
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Read the following excerpt from a short story:
In the art studio, Keon cleaned brushes no one else cleaned. The rinse water turned cloudy with color, as if the day’s work were dissolving into anonymity. He liked the quiet after class, when the room belonged only to him and the drying canvases.
When his professor praised another student’s painting—calling it ‘fearless’—Keon felt something tighten in his chest. He stared at his own canvas, where he had painted the safe version of what he meant.
Envy, he thought, was a green stain that spread when you tried to scrub it.
What is the primary function of the metaphor “a green stain that spread when you tried to scrub it” in the excerpt?
Read the following excerpt from a short story:
In the art studio, Keon cleaned brushes no one else cleaned. The rinse water turned cloudy with color, as if the day’s work were dissolving into anonymity. He liked the quiet after class, when the room belonged only to him and the drying canvases.
When his professor praised another student’s painting—calling it ‘fearless’—Keon felt something tighten in his chest. He stared at his own canvas, where he had painted the safe version of what he meant.
Envy, he thought, was a green stain that spread when you tried to scrub it.
What is the primary function of the metaphor “a green stain that spread when you tried to scrub it” in the excerpt?