Anonymous  +  230290 Tue, 30 May 06 01:47 AM I was recently reading through Edgar Allan Poe's piece, "The City in the Sea," when I came across this line: "Along that wilderness of glass-" I'm not great when it comes to metaphors, but I think that "wilderness of glass" is one. I'm not entirely sure, so I'm hoping someone can help me out. Thanks in advance! Anonymous Metaphors

	Marius Hancu  +  230309 Tue, 30 May 06 03:52 AM seems like one, the coldness of glass being assigned to the wilderness .... but then, perhaps this is an analogy ... Marius Hancu Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006 Veteran Member 11,673 Metaphors, Analogies

	Grammar Geek  +  230313 Tue, 30 May 06 04:22 AM I've never read the poem before you post made me look it up, but the "glass" is the water. So, yes, clearly a metaphor. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,683 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Metaphors

	Marius Hancu  +  230315 Tue, 30 May 06 04:34 AM Tempt the waters from their bed; For no ripples curl, alas! Along that wilderness of glass- No swellings tell that winds may be Upon some far-off happier sea- Yes, GG seems to be right, the wilderness of glass is the sea, and this would be a metaphore indeed. Marius Hancu Metaphors