After taking a job as a delivery driver, Malcolm soon found out that the backroads in his small town were an elaborate web.
Which clarifying statement could be added to this metaphor to make it an analogy without changing its meaning?
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Every road was connected, and each was harder to transverse than the one before it.
Every road was connected, and each was harder to transverse than the one before it.
He never realized how many spiders lived in his town, and how large and scary they were.
He never realized how many spiders lived in his town, and how large and scary they were.
After only a few days, he decided that he didn’t want to be a delivery driver any longer.
After only a few days, he decided that he didn’t want to be a delivery driver any longer.
The road that he lived on was long, but when compared to the others, it was just a short detour.
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To make the metaphor into an analogy without changing its meaning, the best clarifying statement to add would be:
"Every road was connected, and each was harder to transverse than the one before it."
This statement helps to draw a direct comparison to the complexity and difficulty of navigating the backroads, thus enhancing the original metaphor.
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