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What does it mean?
A strong southwest wind is compared to a mad monarch causing destruction.
In plain terms
Strong winds act like a mad ruler causing disaster.
What can you take from it?
Natural forces can be unpredictable and destructive.

Where it applies

  • describing storms
  • analyzing nature metaphors
  • warning about weather

Putting it to work

  • writing about nature
  • metaphorizing weather
  • warning of storms

Questions to consider

  • How is nature like a ruler?
  • What makes a force destructive?

Another view

Not all strong winds lead to disaster.

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