Chronicle of a Death Foretold

What metaphors are used in Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez?

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In Chapter One, Marquez uses the crowing of the cocks on the morning of Santiago’s murder, as a metaphor for betrayal. The betrayal of Santiago is being compared to Peter's betrayal of Jesus.

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