AP English Literature: Card Game Metaphors
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The metaphor of a card game that the author uses in lines 7-8 serves primarily to
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Lady Fortune is what it'll play Muir attachment who in
turn taking everything reason Thus to people who cannot afford
to play cards for money sometimes sit down to a
quite game for live to card players sitting in a
tree OK well you backed us So let's think about
this one Well unless there's some shady business going down
The whole thing about playing cars is that well it's
a gamble There's no guarantee of winning to compare a
marriage to playing cards Then even if it's not for
money suggest well there's a certain amount of risk involved
as it turns out for the nickel bees while the
marriage might not bring a considerable amount of happiness so
the answer here is C It's to emphasize the riskiness
involved in matters of live Like When you bet your
heart you better know your bet What Loser Bowl Because
they marry for love is opposed a fortune or a
title The nickel bees are the opposite of reckless Get
rid of a In fact they're quite adorable way love
people like that sort of card metaphor here emphasizes the
risky nature of love not the element of trickery that
cards can sometimes take where to be And it's figurative
meaning the couple doesn't necessarily enjoy playing cars Get rid
of the So Mr Nickleby eventually becomes wealthy The writer
implies in these lines that he's sitting down to a
quiet game for love not money So get rid of
the right answer here It's risk and love is in 00:01:38.1 --> [endTime] C