Controlling metaphor: A central metaphor that organizes and unifies the entire poem's imagery and argument.
How to apply it: Analyze how the controlling metaphor structures the poem and how all subsidiary images relate to the central comparison.
Course: AP English Literature · Unit: Poetry III
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