In this chapter of “Rhetoric, poetics, and poetry”, Jonathon Culler discusses different metaphors, poetical and rhetorical language techniques when it comes to writing any literary pieces. The use of metaphor is very common in literary writings as it helps in getting a full understanding of the text. Writers use metaphors in almost all poems to give the poem more depth and explanation. For example, in the poem, “Diving Into The Wreck”, the author Adrienne Rich included metaphorical phrases to compare our real lives with stories written in books.

Whenever we are trying to compare one thing with another, it is good to use metaphors so the readers will be able to understand the comparisons that have been shown there.

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