Republic of Lies Metaphors and Similes

Republic of Lies Metaphors and Similes

Singing like songbirds

Merland uses a simile to imply that people are talking and revealing information:"They're singing like songbirds."

Iron door metaphor

Using a metaphor, Merlan describes how disenfranchisement might lead to people being vulnerable to conspiracy theories:
"I found it in rising disenfranchisement, a feeling many people have that they are shut out of systems of power, pounding furiously at iron doors that will never open to admit them."

Snare metaphor

Merlan describes a frequent mindset for people who believe in conspiracy theories: "Together, these elements helped create a society in which many Americans see millions of snares, laid by a menacing group of enemies."

Shadow metaphor

Merlan describes the progression and prevalence of conspiracy theories, using a metaphor of a shadow growing: "These things were in the country around me, in my own life- shadows that seemed to grow longer and longer."

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