Dead Poets Society
What figure of speech is used in 'excrement'
Please answer as best as possible.
Please answer as best as possible.
In this scene, the boys are mocking the "four pillars" or motto of their privete school. They say that the pillars are, "Travesty, Horror, Decadence, and Excrement." I suppose you might interpret the word Excrement to be a metaphor for something vile.