The winter passed as slowly and peacefully as a boa constrictor digesting a valium addict.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Time passing slowly is described with a surreal and specific simile.
- In plain terms
- Winter passed very slowly like a snake eating slowly.
- What can you take from it?
- Surreal images describe time.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you describe slow time?
- Is stillness peaceful?
Another view
The simile is too obscure for general use.
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