A key reason to include metaphors in a literary work is to create new and surprising comparisons and deepen understanding.
The literary device metaphor is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true, but it is implemented in order to explain an idea or draw a comparison. A metaphor states that one thing is another thing. Some color is added in a poem or literary work by the use of metaphors.
The following options are attached to the question above:
A. To lengthen a literary work so that it can be taught In the classroom easily
B. To explore human relationships to ideals, inner lives and environments
C. To classify literary works to different categories
D. To create new and surprising comparisons and deepen understanding
ANSWER
The correct option is D.
Metaphor is one of the figure of speech; it uses a word or phrase to describe something, which the word is not really applicable to in order to show similarities between the two. It is often used to reveal hidden similarities between two ideas or objects. Authors usually use metaphor in order to compare and to enlarge readers' understanding.
