The Importance of Being Earnest

What metaphors are used in The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde?

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Last updated by Cat on 08 May 05:24

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Answered by Cat on 08 May 05:24

Food is a metaphor in this play. Food is used as a metaphor to illustrate gluttony of all sorts. The consumption of food is used, in Jacks case, as a metaphor for sexual desire.