Answer:
“The Ambitious Guest” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
1. Claim/Topic Sentence: (Define the literary term.)
A metaphor is...
A metaphor is a figure of speech that contains a comparison of two unrelated things. In other words, a characteristic of one object is given to another that you wouldn't pair it with. Example - Her voice is music to his ears. (It means that her voice makes him feel happy).
2. Quoted Example/Evidence from “The Ambitious Guest”:
An example of a metaphor in the story is in the line
"his whole life, indeed, had been a solitary path."
3. Analysis: How did this impact the story? Explain in your own words (3-4 sentences).
This metaphor creates a vivid picture in the readers' minds. His life is compared to a path, and not just a path, but a solitary one. Living is described here as walking along a path, a lonely path as he was always alone. This comparison allows having a greater impact on the readers.
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