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Help plsss Explain the meaning of the metaphor italicized below.

Her hair was a glistening raven’s wing that flowed in dark tresses down her back.

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In the above question, the meaning of the metaphor ‘glistening raven’s wing’ is that she has long, black and beautiful hair, which were very shiny.

Metaphor is a figure of speech which is used so as to describe a thing is words which do not directly relate to them.

Usage of metaphor

- Figures of speeches such as metaphors, help in emphasizing the words    of the author in a more elegant way.

- The comparison of hair with raven’s wing shows that her hair were dark and quite long. They were also shiny and beautiful, just like a raven’s wings.

The correct explanation of the METAPHOR is that the girl had long, dark hair just like the wings of a raven.