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Hi italki buddy could you help me about this sentence "Exalt your flames" what types of figurative is used in that? Thankss
Mar 8, 2021 4:34 AM
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If it's from the song Heroine by the Sleeping With Sirens, then I'm guessing it's a part of an extended metaphor. The girl is compared to drugs.
March 8, 2021
There are two metaphors, I believe. I went back read the rest of the lyrics rather than just the few lines that I had before. 1. Girl is like heroine (but since "like" or "as" don't show up, it isn't a simile). 2. Fire is a metaphor for one of the things that I had mentioned before. Strong spirit or strong side effects. I believe it to be both because of number one: the girl is like heroine. Bonus: there is a play on words because the word "heroine" is both a drug AND the female version of a hero. They are pronounced identically, so they could easily be interchanged.
March 8, 2021
By itself, I would say that it's advice on how to live. To pay respect to or honor your strength and passion for life. However, I looked at the song (heroine) that was mentioned by the other person who answered your question and it has a different meaning. In that context, it means that even though they know that there are terrible side effects, they willingly and excitedly take it and praise it anyway.
March 8, 2021
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