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Hi, I just need your max. 5 minutes for 1 english question pls

It's: Pullman describes Lyra’s capture at line 24: “like a fly being trussed by a spider”. What kind of picture does this simile create in your mind?
If u can thank u very much, I think it will be take of you 5 minutes max

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Answer:

This comparison creates the image of a completely helpless victim.

Step-by-step explanation:

The author of the sentence shown in the question above used a metaphor to compare Lyra to a fly that was tied to a spider's web. The spider is a predator of the fly, which once trapped in the spider's web, cannot escape, becoming a completely defenseless prey that cannot be released.

In this case, the metaphor shows Lyra's weakness in relation to her captors, which she has no chance of escaping.

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