Critical Thinking and Language
A standard definition of metaphor is simply "an implied comparison between two things." (Kirby, Goodpaster, 1999, p.5). In this essay, I have used a few metaphors to describe an accident that occur to me 11 years ago.
An incident that I would never forget was my very first interview for an office position at my current company. There were several things did not go well for me that day. Firstly, mother natures did not cooperate with me. It rained all day and was pouring cats and dogs. Secondly, my car died on me that morning. I was having trouble with starting my car. It turned out my car's battery was dead. Luckily, I live in areas where the buses run often; nonetheless, I had to walk two blocks from my house to the bus stop. I had to leave the house early so that I would not be late for my interview.
Finally, I arrived at company a little early; however, I was told by the receptionist that I might have to wait a bit longer because my first interviewer was tied up with another interviewee. Since I had never been to an interview before, I was nervous. I got butterflies in my stomach while I was waiting at the reception area. I was finally call-in for the interview. I spent almost half a day being interviewed. Although it went well; nevertheless, I was not ready to get back out in the rain again. The rain got worse that afternoon. It was pouring heavily and windy. Even though I had an umbrella, it was still made it difficult for me to walk the two blocks home. I fought the rain the whole way home. By the time I got to my house, I was soaked and dead tired. It was a wet and interesting day. Two days later, I received a call from my ex- boss offering me a job at the company. I accepted the offer and was walking on air.
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