http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/MetaphorsInPastTense/vkmcw/post.htm#386868Wed, 27 May 2009 02:51:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:386868Maple0http://www.englishforums.com/English/MetaphorsInPastTense/vkmcw/post.htm#386868http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-386868.xml"When I first saw her, in my drowsy I-need-coffee state, I was certain that vague moving figure was a robot. Later, I learned, it was her."---------I sense this is NOT a metaphor. "When I first saw her, in my drowsy I-need-coffee state, I was certain she was a robot." ------ But this IS a metaphor. Seems a bit inconsequent since this sentence means almost the same with the above one. Maplehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/MetaphorsInPastTense/vkmcw/post.htm#386741Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:51:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:386741CalifJim1http://www.englishforums.com/English/MetaphorsInPastTense/vkmcw/post.htm#386741http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-386741.xml... she was a robot. The person was not literally a robot. We, the readers, are to take this to mean that she exhibited some of the characteristics of a robot. It's not possible, in my opinion, to find a better example of a metaphor. See Post:226444 . CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/MetaphorsInPastTense/vkmcw/post.htm#386735Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:51:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:386735Jaex2072http://www.englishforums.com/English/MetaphorsInPastTense/vkmcw/post.htm#386735http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-386735.xmlOh. Let me explain why I'm asking first. I'm trying a writing prompt thing to improve my writing, and the 'catch' for a certain prompt is to use three metaphors, at least. Here's the part that relates to what I'm asking about. "I watched her, as she seemingly studied. When I first saw her, in my drowsy I-need-coffee state, I was certain she was a robot; raise the cup, take a sip, set it down. Tap the pen, scribble something in her notebook, chew on the end, and repeat."http://www.englishforums.com/English/MetaphorsInPastTense/vkmcw/post.htm#386732Wed, 27 May 2009 02:51:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:386732Feebs113http://www.englishforums.com/English/MetaphorsInPastTense/vkmcw/post.htm#386732http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-386732.xmlWithout more context, no. It seems a statement of fact.http://www.englishforums.com/English/MetaphorsInPastTense/vkmcw/post.htmFri, 27 Feb 2009 03:51:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:386724Jaex2074http://www.englishforums.com/English/MetaphorsInPastTense/vkmcw/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-386724.xmlJust wondering if this sentence, mainly the last part, counted as a metaphor. "When I first saw her, in my drowsy I-need-coffee state, I was certain she was a robot." Thanks