Thursday, November 13, 2014

Blog #8

The car is a bird. The car is a tree. The car is a burst of lightning. The car is a stone wall. The car is a training facility. The car is a work office. The car is a cheetah. The car is a rock. The car is a home. The car is a occupation. The car is a popped tire. The car is a relationship. The car is a best friend. The car is a travel agent. The car is a fireplace in the dead of winter. The car is an umbrella in the rain. The car is a time keeper. 


She felt like a pile of rocks.
The dog ran like a cheetah. 
The bus feels like a rickety jeep. 
A first down is like snow in the desert around her.
The clock was as loud as a freight train. 
The cat roared like a lion.
The man was sweating like a pig. 
The closet was like a dungeon. 
The TV is like a vacation to me while I was grounded. 
The game felt like a movie.
The hands seemed like claws.
The air felt like a sharp cut to my face.
The desk was like a couch when my friends were over.
My bed is like a cloud.
Her legs ran like a wolf chasing prey. 

3 comments:

  1. I like the metaphor of "the car is a burst of lightning" because it not only goes to my sense of sight, but it also attracts my sense of touch. Using the car as a burst of lightning gives the reader a distinct image in his head, one where a car accelerates and all of a sudden disappears, gone before it even happened. Using it as lightning though also gives me a feel, of somewhat adrenaline and excitement. When one sees a bolt of lightning, he feels something happen within him, also as if lightning has struck within his own body.

    I also like the simile "the clock was as loud as a freight train" because everyone can relate to the alarming sound of a clock as it wakes you up in the morning. Even though it is not more than just a sound or a melody, it can be so abrupt and intrusive that it hits you, not only like the sound of a freight train, but also like the actual train itself.

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  2. I really liked your two metaphors saying "the car is a fireplace in the dead winter" and "the car is an umbrella in the rain". The car is always a good shelter. Especially when it is cold and rainy outside!
    I also liked your simile "my bed is like a cloud", it shows really well the impression we have after a tiring day when going to bed. It is as comfortable and soft as a cloud.

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  3. I really liked the metaphor "the car is a travel agent". I liked this one because it essentially is, a car is what gets you from point a to point b, similarly to a travel agents which plans out how you are going to get from place to place.
    I also really liked your simile "My bed is like a cloud". Clouds always appear to be very fluffy and people only imagine how soft and comfortable they must be, comparing your bed to a cloud is essentially implying how soft and comfortable it must be.

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