Week 8: Part A

[tweedledeedo]

In the three poems “Miracle”, “The Writer”, and “Packing for the Future: Instructions”, the authors use manmade and natural objects as extended metaphors for the journey of life. In “The Miracle”, Harry Thursten uses a flowers transformation into fruit as an extended metaphor for the marvel of how his daughter will transform from a toddler into a

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expression of time

[reesa59]

I like how you point to the authors use of the expression of time as the vehicle for the extended metaphor. This is definitely articulated through the poems that we read.

[loumoney]

wow, an amazingly written blog not gonna lie. awesome job. i do believe you hit the extended metaphor idea right on the head.