The tree is a cake. The tree is a bird. The tree is a light.
The tree is a door. The tree is a person. The tree is a house. The tree is a
moose. The tree is a beast. The tree is a monument. The tree is a world.
The tree is the wind. The tree is motion. The tree is life.
A leaf is a boy. A leaf is a mint. A leaf is a puzzle. A
leaf is a teardrop. A leaf is a foot. A toe. A finger. A strand of hair.
The leaves are the rain. The leaves are the chimes. The
leaves are the colony.
A metaphor is a simile, but a simile is like a metaphor.
The boat sunk like a fallen warrior. The bread rose like an
excited audience. The sound resonated through the halls like Ping-Pong ball
being flushed down the toilet. The waves crashed into the shore like a bowling
ball striking a set of pins. The air sat still like a lifeless body in a coffin
shut tight. The tree stood tall like an American in Japan. J
Through my assessment of my similes and metaphors, my
comparisons seem to have a common theme dealing with the primal forces of
nature. I always tend to compare some sort of human construct with that of
nature for some reason. When making comparisons, my mind always thinks about
the trees, the leaves, the air, and the senses. I also find that making similes
and metaphors that have a dark tone or meaning seem to be easier for me to
construct. I especially like the metaphor “A leaf is a puzzle” and the simile “The
air sat still like a lifeless body in a coffin shut tight” because they have a
deeper, darker meaning to them.
I really liked the metaphor of the leaf being a teardrop. I really liked this metaphor because it makes sense in an odd and fascinating way. The tree is like a person, a person cries tears and a tree "cries" leaves. I think this would actually be really cool to incorporate into your short story if you're able too. I liked the simile "The boat sunk like a fallen warrior" I think it provides a really clear and deeper meaning to the boat. The boat is more than a boat when compared to a fallen warrior.
ReplyDeleteI really like the simile "The tree stood tall like an American in Japan." I like this because I think it's funny because most Americans crack Jokes on Asians for being short. Also, it reminded me of when my teacher was telling us of his trip to Asia and how he was taller than a lot of people there. I also really liked the one "The boat sank like a fallen warrior." That one made me think of the Titanic instantly, I really liked it.
ReplyDeleteJust like you, I tended to base my similes and metaphors on nature. For me at least, nature can be interpreted in so many different ways and each person has their own view on nature. I think that's what makes it so easy to use in similes and metaphors. I also thought this was very clever: “A metaphor is a simile, but a simile is like a metaphor.”
ReplyDeleteI liked "A metaphor is a simile, but a simile is like a metaphor." these statements are really clever and basically describe a simile and metaphor perfectly. I also liked "The sound resonated through the halls like Ping-Pong ball being flushed down the toilet." This simile is very detailed and created a very vivid image in my head.
ReplyDeleteI really like "the bread rose like an excited audience" It is just a really good different way to describe something boring like bread rising. It just paints a good picture. The other one that I like is "The leaves are the rain". Because it just makes sense with leaves falling off trees in fall.
ReplyDelete"The tree is a world" and "The leaves are the rain" both are simple statements but they have a deeper feel to them and could have significant meaning if that is what is intended. When we think about it tree's are the world. Without nature and tree;s giving us oxygen there would be no life and no world. The leaves are like rain helped me to imagine fall and the leaves blowing in the wind, like rain. I really like both of them
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