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as smoky as a dive = ?

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oristarA
 
Reply Wed 4 Nov, 2009 03:58 pm

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The poem starts conventionally with the woman following "like a lamb" into the man's house "as smoky as a dive", as if a seedy atmosphere is set for the innocent lamb to be slaughtered.
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engineer
 
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Reply Wed 4 Nov, 2009 04:02 pm
@oristarA,
A "dive" is typically a bar that caters to lower end clientle. These places are typically "smoky" with cigarette smoke.
oristarA
 
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Reply Wed 4 Nov, 2009 04:44 pm
@engineer,
THANKS
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