ext_88293 ([identity profile] mbarker.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] writercises2008-07-19 03:08 pm

EXERCISE: Simile, Metaphor...

Original posting: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 21:00:00 -0400

A good simile is tinder for the mind, and a fine metaphor is like aloe for the heart.

Snicker.  With a bit of cross-dressing for the words, let's consider those fine comparisons.

The bonfire of the id, the lotion of the soul?

Go ahead and sketch some of those thoughts out on the blank page for us, eh?