APFIVE Nautical Metaphor in Pliny's Letters
Describe the use of similes and metaphors.
The phrase ‘rectumque cursum recta gubernacula in periculum tenet’ creates what type of figurative effect?
Properat illuc unde alii fugiunt, rectumque cursum recta gubernacula in periculum tenet
A
A military simile comparing naval command to battlefield tactics
B
Personification of the ship as a willing participant in rescue
C
Hyperbole exaggerating the physical dangers of the voyage
D
A nautical metaphor emphasizing moral straightness and heroic resolve
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