UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY
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Each profession, intellectual or manual, deserves consideration, whether it requires painful physical effort or manual dexterity, wide knowledge or the patience of an ant. Ours, like that of the doctor, does not allow for any mistake. You don't joke with life, and life is both body and mind. To warp a soul is as much a sacrilege as murder. Teachers _ at kindergarten level, as at university level _ form a noble army accomplishing daily feats, never praised, never decorated. An army forever on the move, forever vigilant: an army without drums, without gleaming uniforms. This army, thwarting traps and snares, everywhere plants the flag of knowledge and morality.
''The flag of knowledge and morality'' illustrates
The phrase:
“The flag of knowledge and morality”
is a metaphor because it compares knowledge and morality to a flag without using “like” or “as.” The flag symbolises the teacher’s mission and values—their work in spreading knowledge and moral guidance—figuratively representing their ideals.
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