Doctor Zhivago
What metaphors are used in Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak?
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"A candle burned on the table; / A candle burned". (pg. 475)
The candle serves as a metaphor for the ongoing flame that Yuri has in his heart for Lara.
Doctor Zhivago