In the chapter, The Chase – Second Day, Melville conceives several literary devices that are quite intriguing. In the first, on page 534 in the Signet book, Melville writes, “The rigging lived.  The mast-heads, like the tops of tall palms, were outspreadingly tufted with arms and legs.” His combination of metaphors here is fascinating.  Instead … Continue reading Melville’s use of metaphor