Metaphor: Comparison between two UNlike things, stating one thing is another without using "Like" or "As."
Imagine this:
You're in a darkened, metal box. Someone--someone evil, mind you--has set up a laser-and-mirrors gig so there are constantly-moving red lights around you in the dark, but you can't quite find their source or track them easily.
It's far too warm in the box. And you don't have room to lie down; you can lean against the walls, but they're rough and spiky.
Your stomach is unsettled and you know you're mere nanseconds away from losing your sandwich-and-yogurt lunch (one your awesome husband lovingly made and packed for you this morning).
While you're enjoying all of these sensations, someone (again, someone evil) has loosened several sharp-toothed weasels to leap and crawl around (they have claws, as well) inside the metal box, and outside, several evil someones are pounding on the metal walls, with hammers, in various asynchronous, unrelenting rhythms.
In short, this is a day teaching while having a migraine after not being able to sleep the night before.
Just so you know. :)
Originally published on a different blog, January 15, 2009.
Photo Credit: Gerd Altmann, PublicDomainPictures.net
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