The Possessed

What metaphors are used in The Possessed by Fyodor Dostoevsky?

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The most frequent of the metaphorical models of the inner world of the characters is "feel or thought is light." This light of thoughts and feelings can manifest itself in two ways. Feelings and thoughts, expressed calmly and steadily, are glowing. It is said about Marya Timofeevna Lebyadkina: "... something dreamy and sincere glowed in her quiet, almost joyful glance." "Something victorious and proud lit up in the face of Varvara Petrovna" - this is also a smooth, stately feeling.

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