What is a metaphor? A metaphor is a thing regarded as symbolic or representative to something else. For example: “Stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning”(pg.6)Explanation This metaphor could mean a lot of different things and have many different meanings, one of the things it could stand for is maybe the weather melted the starch on the collars and they were literally wilted like they use it in the book. Another meaning could be maybe a stiff collar could mean a really good well behaved child or person and by being wilted the got in trouble already in the day every single metaphor ever in the English language can have multiple different meanings including this metaphor “Molasses buckets appeared out of nowhere, and the ceiling danced with metallic light”(pg.10)Explanation Now this metaphor is a big one it has two metaphors in one so let's start on the first half “ molasses buckets appeared out of nowhere” now This is a good metaphor because molasses buckets didn't appear out of nowhere obviously that's …show more content…
Caroline. Another metaphor is “I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand” Atticus is talking about an old lady who is a morphine addict. She has the courage to die sober, without the drugs she had depended on for so long. It is a very different type of courage than a man with a gun. This is another good metaphor “your name's longerin' you are. Bet it’s a foot longer” (7) I like this metaphor because it’s a direct metaphor. What they are comparing is a name to a measurement and its a clever way for scout to call someone short and that they have an even longer name; that helps her prove her