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Is column of smoke a metaphor?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

Column of smoke has been used so often as a standard phrase that it is difficult to call it a metaphor. Also a metaphor is normally a phrase that would be substituted for something else to make the language more picturesque. Let's see what we can do with your column of smoke.

He looked at the chimney and saw a column of smoke.

He saw it spewing forth clouds of acid rain killing trees and fish.

He smelled it ...

He coughed up the grime.

What metaphors can you think of for column of smoke?

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