Question

The owner of the Hodgsoniana blog states that he found out about Sam Gafford’s blog by accident and that it helped him to grasp the profound layers of William Hodgson’s literature. He employs a metaphor to describe his change in perception. Select the alternative that correctly analyzes this usage.

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A) “Opened my eyes” refers to the author’s subjectivity, the act of “opening” them was the result of reading Gafford’s essays.

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B) The metaphor about “eyes” indicates that the author had already realized the profound layers of Hodgson’s work, but needed Gafford to open them.

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C) The metaphor about the “eyes” being opened belongs to William Hodgson, as the possessive “my” is used here to represent the author’s perspective.

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D) “Opened my eyes” functions as a metaphor for the fact that Sam Gafford’s essays on William Hodgson have layers of infinite meanings. (E) “Opened my eyes” refers to the author’s primary contact with Hodgson’s manuscripts occurring during a period of intellectual enlightenment, thereby precluding any metaphorical interpretation.

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