Metaphor: Skeleton of a Poem (cont.)

Tastes like: dust, winter, notebook paper

Smellls like: wood, smoke, earth, autumn

Reminds me of: canoes, American Indians, camping, North Shore, arrows, toothpicks, campfires, masts of sailing ships

Animals: snake shedding its skin

So, that's a start. I often like to brainstorm until I have at least 5, if not 10, items in every category. I try not to worry too much about making sense. I'm just writing down what pops into my head.

Now I review my list. Which comparisons really strike a chord with me? Which make me nod my head in recognition or smile in surprise? My hope is that I'll have at least one item somewhere on my page that is a new comparison for the original item, something I can build a whole poem around or perhaps just use in one line.

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