The Age of Innocence
What metaphors are used in The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton?
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Example of metaphor:
"Archer hung a moment on a thin thread of memory, but it snapped and floated off with the disappearing face--apparently that of some foreign business."
The Age of Innocence, pg. 201