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Robert Frost believed the idea of metaphor was essential to all of his work. Reading Frost, you'll see some of his poems have “easy” metaphors, and some seem much more difficult.
Out, Out for example, is about a boy who fatally cuts his hand while sawing wood. What does that metaphor represent? Something about the frailty of life? Something about the time when kids are becoming adults? Something about the way communities respond to death? Who knows for sure. Maybe it's all of these things.
One of my favorite assignments is to have students describe how they feel about their writing using a metaphor. (Click here to see it.) But today let’s approach the figure of speech from the “other direction.” Let's start with the idea of a blizzard, and whether you’re using it as an easy metaphor or a more challenging one, have fun. You might start by thinking about all the unique connotations “blizzard” has for you.
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