A simile is a metaphor- a metaphor is the comparison of two unlike things and a simile is a metaphor that specifically uses “like” or “as” to do it. Sheesh, take a writing class.[/quote]

jchesne is right. It’s crazy how many people don’t understand basic english. For example, sooo many people don’t know what the word “ironic” means.

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points out that these were not written by high school students necessarily, but by contest participants for the worst opening line of a fake novel.

A simile is a metaphor- a metaphor is the comparison of two unlike things and a simile is a metaphor that specifically uses “like” or “as” to do it. Sheesh, take a writing class.

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nothing really made me laugh

does anyone really think these are that great

check these out

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Something impressive, like a marathon runner that finishes the race despite pooping his pants around the 14.5 mile marker.

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Exactly what I thought - Number 9 is similar to Hitchhiker’s “The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don’t”. I don’t think half of these are so ‘terrible’, and agree that many of them are quite probably intentional.

By the way. I may not have the sharpest pen but I love writing like cats love to sleep. I’m not as bright as the sun but I can screw in a light bulb which is at least 139 more candles then any writer in history used. I’m sure they’d agree things more amazing then their works occur in our world today. The growing generation will continue on as those before them to produce things more amazing then today’s world could dream of. That’s part of life. Get used to it.

The great thing about writing isn’t how well you exercise literary terms. That’s for abstracts to the art called journalists. It is truly how it changes and grows with the people who produce it. Writing is a form of expression. It’s meant to be subjective. IT IS ART. Beethoven was considered crude and shakespeare wasn’t greatly appreciated at first. Success comes not from obeying the norm but by challenging it.

I personally think that the greatest art comes from minds that are open to new ideas and possibilities. Most of the people here have lost that youthful spirit and have therefore subjected themselves to the death of creativity and immagination. In turn this gives you no right to claim any hold to the art form of writing. You’re simply mimics.

Writing is the pure essence of thought transferred into words that can be interpreted and turned back into thought. Every single metaphor listed above creates a vivid image within the reader’s head. Better, every single one challenges the paradigm most have trapped themselves under. The examples of great writers are being abused. Recreated as absolute values to define a majestic form of art that needs to change and grow. Our literary heroes would be angry to know that their works are being used as weapons against the imaginations of great minds not far unlike their own. What force is at fault for this corruption? We call it society; I call it the excuse to ignore the real possibilities of the imagination.

Afterall, what is the imagination but a key to our world of infinite possibilities? (Quote me on that if you like. I just graduated and I was far from top of my class.)

I am in high school. Believe me, those kids don’t have the imagination to write these, and most of the time don’t include any literary devices such as metaphors or similes. I never hear of anyone using anything descriptive in their writing in high school, it’s always just the bare minimum.

can I say poo? *slow*

Excuse me from sounding a bit harsh/agressive on my initial disclaimer, but that came only after reading all the comments here.

Yes, It made me giggle, like it made to most of you; but it didn’t made me fear the future or something like that - present, perhaps? Have you actually listened to Mr. U.S.A.’s President Bush? We, in Europe, listen to him all the time - and laugh our ***** hard over his sayings… and get very afraid, at the same time. I wish I had the ability and sense of humor these kids have to do a metaphor/analogy on this one! :D

Anyway, as I was saying (typing, you get what I mean): instead of fear of the future and making fun of these students I actually praise them (like some of you, previous commenter s also did. thank you, you’ve restored my faith in the Internet comments); I praise their sense of humor, their originality (except those 2 plagiarisms above from… oh, my god! BOOKS that actually SELL!!!) and their spunk!

A word on originality: if they weren’t originals they wouldn’t get to this page at all.

When I giggled, I did it because I imagine how big of a fail would Phil from #20 have to be to even be on that sentence [insert more examples like this here because I’m too tired to do it, now] and not because they were out of the ordinary sentences!!!

And just another thing: afraid of the future because it will be them? what about afraid of now? and also: who taught them, uh? it’s like looking at a mirror, really… you’re laughing at yourselves… 30, maybe 50 years ago…

and the more I get to the center of my issue with certain people here, the more my speech gets untidy. It’s like trying to put laundry up to dry with very strong winds and a huge dirty dog sniffing up your ***…

:D

oh, and I found this through stumble-upon.

Raging helewidis, 22 years old Anthropology student, Portugal.

Leave them kids alone.

It really doesn’t matter that all the entries in this blog aren’t from high school students. It’s still a fun read.

Again, bravo, author, whomever you may be.

Or editor, whomever you may be.

I said this, but it means that. Brilliant. Jack Handy indeed.

just hilarious.

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so alot of these are similes. just figure i’d point it out.

For those of you criticizing my generation, don’t forget who raised it. :’)

Where do they submit them? And is it only K-12?

Our future? Yikes! I think our current president may have had some influence over these budding writers. Ha ha!

Really though these remind me of Jack Handey’s “Deep Thoughts” …perhaps we will end up with some future comedians out of this if they don’t take themselves too seriously.

http://www.deepthoughtsbyjackhandey.com/