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  1. 03-17-2009, 08:06 PM #1
    eliahm
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    similies and metaphors

    in the book little women, what do the following simlies mean:

    dark as egypt

    prim as a dish

    please help!
    I really need to figure out what these mean in the next 5 minutes!
    even if you only know one, that would still be very helpful!
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  2. 03-18-2009, 12:32 AM #2
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    I have not read the novel, but I would only assume that "Dark as Egypt" refers to either Egypt as a land of darkness and mystery (a typical view of the East from a Western standpoint), or simply as a reference to the tan, sun-bathed skin color of Egyptians.
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  3. 03-19-2009, 06:47 PM #3
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    "Dark as egypt" probably refers to the the biblical story of the unnatural darkness covering Egypt before the exodus of Israel
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