Today in English class we talked about figurative language. (metaphors and simmalies) We were given some topics to write about, and here it is.

Similes
The Rio Maipo is like a brown whirlwind of whitewater and chaos.
The color of the Maipo is like dirt where the snow has melted.
My brain on the river is like a computer programed with only one purpose.
The foam on the river is like whipping cream floating above the brown muck.
My eyes on the river are like camera lenses with silt sanding them down.

Metaphors
The rocks in the river are aqua rhinos.
The Maipo river is a giant, untamed beast.
My line through the rapid is bus rout through San Francisco.
The waves on the Maipo are crashing monsters foaming at the mouth.
My brain on the Maipo is a sensitive piece of equipment being abused by cold water and rocks.

Me on the Lower Maipo with a helmet cam on.

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