English

Question

2. On page 149, it is stated, "Captain Bowles turned a blind eye to Ona." What does this statement mean and

what literary term is it?

Answer

This statement means that Captain Bowles ignored Ona's presence or actions. The literary term used is a metaphor.

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This statement is a metaphor, which is a figure of speech that compares two unrelated things without using the words "like" or "as". In this...