The Pit and the Pendulum
What metaphors are used in The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe?
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Metaphor:
"My vision fell upon the seven tall candles...seemed white slender angels who would save me...the angel forms became meaningless spectres..."
The Pit and the Pendulum