Jan 3, 2010

Colibri | Style

Metaphor and Simile
Metaphors underscore the similarities between two dissimilar things or ideas. Extended metaphors draw out that comparison. In “Colibrí,” Espada develops an extended metaphor by comparing the Taino to the hummingbird. The tenor, or subject, of the comparison is the hummingbird, and the vehicle, or the metaphorical term itself, is the Taino. The third stanza is an example of an implicit metaphor, which is one in which the tenor is not specified but implied. The implied tenor here is the Taino.

In similes, comparison between two different things...