“To understand a metaphor is to recognize that if one context or conceptual constellation is laid over another, just so, aspects or outlines will spring into focus, a common pattern will be discernible — one that makes a difference to our grasp of the individual constellations or contexts separately.”
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“I was an arrow trembling against a bowstring, and you were pulling me back”
“The ocean turned feral. No longer a cradle, it grew claws and fangs.”
“Swimming against the tide is a waste of time — the system is the one that makes the waves.”
“Snow clung to the hills like dust on old velvet.”
“The legs of her voice wide open.”