MS. Found in a Bottle
What metaphors are used in MS. Found in a Bottle by Edgar Allan Poe?
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The ship serves as a metaphor for exploration, as well as humanity's innate desire for knowledge. It (the ship) is described as “a thing of life” that “seemed to have a sentient intelligence”
MS. Found in a Bottle