Comments | poisoned_wine: Sorry guys, I had to post this

poisoned_wine

Sorry guys, I had to post this

Dec 26, 2006 15:55

Every year, English teachers from across the USA can submit their collections of actual analogies and metaphors found in high school essays. These excerpts are published each year to the amusement of teachers across the country. Here are last year's top 25 winners ( Read more... )

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poisoned_wine December 28 2006, 00:02:24 UTC

Nope, spam - it happens.

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poisoned_wine December 28 2006, 03:52:09 UTC

um...negatory. A new fad?

stixntrix December 26 2006, 23:54:57 UTC

I felt like I was reading a Tom Robbins novel.

"Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever."

gybefan2000 December 27 2006, 00:12:14 UTC

It's because of stuff like this that I reject metaphors in general. On the other hand, "They were like two hummingbirds who has also never met" is pretty good, I like that one.

warnthepenguins December 27 2006, 10:22:29 UTC

No, see, these are all similes (nearly). Similes are the white bread in the Imagery Bakery. Ubiquitous, pillowy.

gybefan2000 December 27 2006, 12:47:52 UTC

Oh pshaw, I know exactly what they are, I just use "metaphor" to describe anything with a vehicle and a tenor.

warnthepenguins December 27 2006, 19:42:39 UTC

Oh Jordan, you know I know you know the difference between a metaphor and a simile like the back of your hand. I'm just saying that these are particularly inept examples, sure, but I think there's some worth in the endeavor. Just because some snow is not good for snowballs does not mean we should outlaw snow!