Place Metaphors
America is a melting pot.
A lot of people from other countries and cultures live in America.
He tried to help but his legs were rubber.
He was either so ill or nervous that he didn't think he could stand up.
Love is a nutrient.
You need love to be healthy.
Max is a pig when he eats.
Max is a very messy eater.
The car was a furnace in the sun.
The car was very hot because the sun was beating down on it.
Home was a prison.
Feeling like you can't do as you like or leave when you like.
His eyes were ice.
His eyes looked like he didn't like what he was seeing.
Love is a journey.
Love takes place over time not all at once.
Mary’s hair was a fierce lion’s main
Mary's hair was wild and uncombed.
I'm bulletproof.
Nothing can harm me.
His room was a disaster area.
His room was very messy.
Your brain is a computer.
Love is garden.
You have to take good care of the person you love in order for your love to grow.
The ballerina was a swan, gliding across the stage.
The ballerina was very graceful.
The clouds are balls of cotton.
The clouds look like cotton balls.
The beach is heaven.
The beach is a great place, calm and relaxing.
His stomach is a black hole.
He can eat a lot.
Love is a battlefield.
Sometimes people who love each other fight.
He was a lion on the battle field.
He was very brave in battle.
She is a rollercoaster of emotions.
Her feelings are not stable. She's happy, sad, angry without feeling like she can control them.
The park was a lake after the heavy rain.
There was water standing on the ground of the park.
The baby's mouth was a rosebud.
The baby's mouth was small, round, pink or red and soft.
Love is an experiment.
You don't know how the relationship will turn out.
My teacher is a dragon.
My teacher is mean.
Her angry words were bullets to him.
Her words really hurt him.