Lesson 1 Another school Year-What For? II. Writing e ences Metaphor Metaphor: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is Part of the student body was a beanpole with hair on used to designate top who came into my class, sat down.(Para. 1) another, thus making an implicit comparison New as I was to the faculty, I could have told this specimen a number of things.(Para. 2) That is about what I said, but this particular pest was not interested.(Para. 7) W BT L E The end of Metapho NEXLesson 1 Another School Year—What For? W B T L E II. Writing Devices Metaphor Metaphor: A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison. Part of the student body was a beanpole with hair on top who came into my class, sat down… (Para. 1) New as I was to the faculty, I could have told this specimen a number of things. (Para. 2) That is about what I said, but this particular pest was not interested. (Para. 7) The end of Metaphor