And down the wet streets
Sail their mimic fleets,
Till the treacherous pool
Engulfs them in its whirling and turbulent ocean
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Sail their mimic fleets, Till the treacherous pool Engulfs them in its whirling and turbulent ocean Plzzzzzz answer when u are sure about it!.Dont give answers when u are not sure about itWww@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: That's from Rain in Summer isn't it!? A metaphor is saying that something is something else that it isn't, so "its whirling and turbulent ocean" is the metaphor as it is just describing wet streets!.Www@QuestionHome@Com As children we (including me) used to make paper boats and float them in the water along the roadside during a heavy rain!. Mostly they were simple creations, but some were elaborate and we wanted to keep them!. The little "boats" would sail along the roadway in the current, often bouncing over whatever pebbles or other debris were already there, or following the flow around if it were too large, then swirling in the eddy behind, before being caught again in the current and continuing on their journey towards the drain!. At that point we either bent and grabbed them very quickly, or watched in dismay as they were caught in the swirl and fell from sight into the storm drain, then were lost in the pool below the street!. Sometimes we would simply watch to see what final gyrations they would make before their demise!. Curious always, as we watched this action we also learned the flow of water could carry our dreams and, as a metaphor, we learned that the flow of life can encounter obstacles, yet move around them, and carry on, coming to an end at some point, but even then there was a possibility of being rescued from above!. The connotation could be considered religious, and, in fact, we thought of that sometimes, as we acted like little gods practicing for greater things, as we rescued our frail fleet from the inevitable, often at the last moment, and set our boats back on the water some distance away, or took them home to safety, ready for their next trial!. !. !.Www@QuestionHome@Com The complete stanza, from Rain in Summer by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is: From the neighboring school Come the boys, With more than their wonted noise And commotion; And down the wet streets Sail their mimic fleets, Till the treacherous pool Ingulfs them in its whirling And turbulent ocean!. The metaphor is "till the treacherous pool engulfs them in its whirling and turbulent ocean"Www@QuestionHome@Com till the treacherous pool engulfs them in its whirling nd turbulent ocean!. Metaphors compare two things!. In this example the treacherous pool is being compared to its whirling and turbulent ocean!. If you have any other question just ask!. Hope this helps! =]Www@QuestionHome@Com Water is the theme!. The last line is a metaphor and I'd say the entire poem is figurative (so don't shout at the first 2 people)Www@QuestionHome@Com "Engulfs them in its whirling and turbulent ocean"Www@QuestionHome@Com It's 'sail their mimic fleets!.' Because it's describing them WELL IM SORRY I GOT IT WRONG!. I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE ANSWER - IF YOU DON'T WONT HELP THEN F*** OFFWww@QuestionHome@Com Sail their mimic fleets,Www@QuestionHome@Com |