https://padlet.com/kucinic/metaphorperiod3 Find three metaphors. What is being compared? Why? What does it reveal? en-us 2016-10-11 23:28:17 UTC 2019-02-22 05:09:21 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/76849225/92d3677925721468960dff9236ad9b98b58f9860/b4607220d4ffe8e95121bcbb39abc341.jpg https://padlet.com/kucinic/metaphorperiod3/wish/130504884 At the beginning of the story, the setting is described metaphorically. For example: "The air was soft and beautiful, the sky was darkening by slow degrees from blue to the calm and lovely violet of dusk."(424)

-The City's regular air is being compared to softness and beauty.

-These two unlike things are being compared because it makes the readers believe that 'Love' is living and contributing to a calm and beautiful environment.

-This quote reveals that they're living in a calm environment and that they're welcoming the new season, not knowing what is to come in the future.]]> 2016-10-13 16:19:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kucinic/metaphorperiod3/wish/130504884 https://padlet.com/kucinic/metaphorperiod3/wish/130504930 2016-10-13 16:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kucinic/metaphorperiod3/wish/130504930 https://padlet.com/kucinic/metaphorperiod3/wish/130504969 "His face was a map of wrinkles,his eyes deep in pouches,and a cigarette jittered between his fingers."(454)

-His face was being compared to a map of wrinkles.

- This shows that the guy being compare to a map of wrinkles is very old.

- This quote reveals that the guy is in his old age and he's not young anymore. ]]> 2016-10-13 16:20:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kucinic/metaphorperiod3/wish/130504969 https://padlet.com/kucinic/metaphorperiod3/wish/130505043 "she watched the young man in the grey suit disappear into the gloom of the encroaching night and thought that if there was anything more beautiful than springtime, it was young love."(page 460)

Young love and springtime is being compared because Love thinks that "young love" is more beautiful than springtime as if he knew what young love feels like. It reveals his feeling about love and how he feels left out due to having no Norma.

]]> 2016-10-13 16:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kucinic/metaphorperiod3/wish/130505043 https://padlet.com/kucinic/metaphorperiod3/wish/130514604 "The playing field was a vague strawberry color" 

-the baseball playing field is being compared to the colour of a strawberry which is red.
-it is being compared to a strawberry colour because, both strawberries and spring remind people of freshness and something sweet, and overall gives off a feeling of joy. 
-this quote reveals that it is now spring and the protagonists surrounding are colourful and joyous. ]]> 2016-10-13 16:40:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kucinic/metaphorperiod3/wish/130514604