Out Stealing Horses week 7 post A

Wharfs (174):a structure built on the shore of or projecting into a harbor, stream, etc., so that vessels may be moored alongside to load or unload or to lie at rest

Quay (174): a landing place, esp. one of solid masonry, constructed along the edge of a body of water

“…Everything just moved slowly around me like the spokes of a huge wheel to which I was strapped (180).” This is an example of simile because the wolrd around him was not really spinning, and he was not really strapped to a wheel.

“I wanted to see the avalanche of logs hit the water (182).” This is an exapmle of a metaphor becuase there was not really an avalanche of logs, and he makes a direct comparison.

“The disappointment tastes like ash in my mouth (194).” This is an example of personification because disappointment has no taste.