In poem 2, longfellow uses castles as a metaphor. which is the best
analysis of this metaphor and its purpose?
f
meaning: the metaphor connects the toy castles that
children build with the "castles" that adults build-the
hopes, goals, and dreams that they pursue.
purpose: the metaphor readers connect childhood
dreams and adult goals by suggesting that both are serious
and both require imagination.
g.
meaning: the metaphor connects the toy castles that
children build with the "castles" that adults build-the
hopes, goals, and dreams that they pursue.
purpose: the metaphor readers see the foolishness
of adult ambitions by suggesting that they are as pointless
as the imaginings of a child.
h
meaning: the metaphor connects children's stories of
knights and castles with the "castles" in grown-up literature
the adventures and ideas that adults read about.
purpose: the metaphor readers connect childhood
literature and grown-up literature by showing that both are
poetic and require imagination
j
meaning: the metaphor connects children's stories of
knights and castles with the "castles" in grown-up literature
the adventures and ideas that adults read about
purpose: the metaphor readers appreciate that
grown-up literature is usually more imaginative and better
written than children's literature.