Thursday, October 1, 2009

Figurative Language - Alicia Singer

"At times I feel that the only thing I have left behind me is a path of broken pieces." -- from "A Soldier's Thoughts" blog (metaphor)

"The land of 1,000 lies." -- from "A Soldier's Thoughts" Blog (metaphor/incomplete sentence!)

"Everything looks like it’s traveling on waves of heat" -- from "Baghdad Burning" Blog (simile)

"Being out in the streets is like being caught in a tornado." -- from "Baghdad Burning" Blog (simile)

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  1. "One last thing, I realized recently that I have been over-using the word douche (as in that car is douche, or that guy is a douche bag), in doing that (over-using this word) I in fact have been sounding like a douche" "A soldiers Thought" (Simile)

    "He didn't feel the effects of a hangover, he more or less just felt like shit" "A soldiers thoughts" (Simile)

    As he entered the shop he heard what sounded like bare feet slapping against the tile floor "A soldiers Thoughts" (Simile)

    “You look like a fish in water with those things.” "A soldiers Thoughts" (Simile)

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