03-17-2009, 09:06 PM
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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! Last edited by eliahm; 03-17-2009 at 09:12 PM. |
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03-18-2009, 01:32 AM
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Asa Nisi Masa
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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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03-19-2009, 07:47 PM
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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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