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Question

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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Responses

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.

The road that he lived on was long, but when compared to the others, it was just a short detour.
The road that he lived on was long, but when compared to the others, it was just a short detour.

Every road was connected, and each was harder to transverse that the one before it.
Every road was connected, and each was harder to transverse that the one before it.

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.
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Answer 1

The best clarifying statement to turn the metaphor into an analogy without changing its meaning is:

Every road was connected, and each was harder to traverse than the one before it.

This statement elaborates on the metaphor of the "elaborate web," by providing a clearer comparison of how the roads are interconnected, similar to how a spider's web is formed, while also emphasizing the complexity and difficulty of navigating them.