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The Use Of Metaphors In Red Hot Go

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The sense of security and love received from family members makes us feel empowered, and can teach us important life lessons that we internalise for our future. The language technique of metaphor is used in “red hot go”, when Anh’s father is telling him how it doesn’t matter if he wins or loses, as long as he tries his hardest, and this shows how when Anh feels as if he belongs, he is more likely to internalise the lessons learnt in that moment of time. Another example of when Anh interiorised his father’s lesson is when his father told him to “keep sailing near the edge of your capacity”, which uses a metaphor to show how the enormity of trying your hardest and operating outside of your comfort zone, which may not be enjoyable, yet it will

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