How alike are the groans of love, to those of the dying.

Malcolm Lowry

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Topic

Sex

Author

Malcolm Lowry

Source

Under the Volcano

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1947 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Lowry, Malcolm. Under the Volcano. Reynal & Hitchcock/Jonathan Cape, 1947, ch. 12.

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Topic
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Karen Horney
Source
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Genre
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Language
English
Time
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Citation

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Birds do it, bees do it,
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Author

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
Citation

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Author

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Alcott, Louisa May. Little Women. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1868, ch. 44.

Current Citation

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