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Jeff_999 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

analogy/METAPHOR: LITERAL:

METAPHOR: LITERAL::
A. biography: accurate
B. melody: spoken
C. poem: rhythmic
D. anthem: patriotic
E. ballet: intricate


(Choose a pair that expresses a relationship most similar to that of the given pair.)


Which one is correct, and why?


Thanks in advance.
  

Top answer

I would choose ''B''. The language is direct in both literal and spoken while melodies or songs can be metaphoric.

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I would choose ''B''.

The language is direct in both literal and spoken while melodies or songs can be metaphoric.
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I think B will be my best choice. But I'm not sure I could explain why...
Not very helpful, huh ?
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Ah Savvy I can see you've done a pretty good job of explaining the general idea behind our common choice, which I was unable to formulate... Thank you for that.
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WaïtiAh Savvy I can see you've done a pretty good job of explaining the general idea behind our common choice, which I was unable to formulate... Thank you for that.
I don't think my answer was very professional either. Have a good day.
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How about (C):

A metaphor make a literal connection between objects. A poem makes a rhythmic connection between words.
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Metaphor and Literal are nearly opposites. If I say "She's a fox", the metaphor means that she's beautiful, while literal means that she's a four-legged furry creature.

I'd choose B, since those are also nearly opposites.
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Thank you all. Emotion: smile Actually, I know the relationship of the given pair, But I was just unable to explain "melody". Maybe we can see it
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Jeff_999 But I was just unable to explain "melody". Maybe we can see it this way:

deep: superficial

Is the answer melody/spoken?

As you can tell from my choice above, I didn't think of metaphor/literal as necessarily in opposition. Check out this definition of metaphor (Merriam-Webster):
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Yep, the answer is melody/spoken.

Actually I didn't mean metaphor/literal are antonymous. I meant the first words of two pairs suggest something in a higher level than the second ones. (Maybe higher is not an appropriate term.)
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