Interpret the Meaning
The test was a steep mountain
the test was very difficult
They were as quiet as
a mouse
The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas.
metaphor
She planted seeds of doubt in his mind
Comparing doubt to seeds?
You glow in my heart like the flames of uncounted candles
subject to candle flames
My thoughts were a storm
the speaker felt confused or overwhelmed
as fast as
lightning
The wind howled like a wounded animal.
simile
Behind me the bright lights blossomed
lights to flowers
The purple jars of night spill.
night to purple jars
The classroom was a battlefield
the students were arguing or chaotic
as stubborn as
a mule
What 2 words do you use to compare in a simile
like & as
The oil upon the puddles dries to the colors like a peacock's eyes.
color of oil in water to peacock's eyes
My heart is a nest that had song-birds in it.
heart to nest
Her words were honey
her words were sweet or persuasive
as blind as
a bat
The world is a stage
metaphor
The fountain tossed its water, up and up, like silver marbles.
tossing water like marbles
A year has gone as the tortoise goes, heavy and slow
year to tortoise
Her heart is a stone
she was unemotional or cruel
As cold as
ice
The stars danced playfully in the night sky like a child.
simile
How long shall I tarnish the mirror of life, a spatter of rust on its polished steel
Hint- 2 metaphors
life to mirror
himself to a spatter of rust.
Who throws their money around like dandelions into the sunlight
money to dandelions