Metaphor
A metaphor is nothing more than a sophistocated simile! It also is a comparison of two unlike things, but it does NOT use like or as. It simply says, or implies, that one thing is the other.
The simile from the simile page:. . . the soles of both sneakers hanging by their hinges and flopping open like dog tongues each time they came up from the pavement.
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The simile turned into a metaphor:the soles of both sneakers were dog tongues flopping up from the pavement with each step
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Now read this quote from the story that contains two metaphors.
They say his stomach was a cereal box and his heart was a sofa spring.
They say his stomach was a cereal box and his heart was a sofa spring.
Think about the cereal boxes at your house. What do you know about them?
How might these things relate to Jeffery's stomach? |
What do you know about a sofa spring? When do you usually see them? feel them?
How might these things relate to Jeffery's heart? |
With these things in mind, what do you think Mr. Spinelli is trying to tell us about Jeffery?