What are some the metaphor in phantom tollbooth?

Answer 1

every town or region in the book is a metaphor. the doldrums is a metapphor for boredum and laziness. i personally love that book. the orchestra for the sunrise and suset is also a metaphor.

Answer 2

Some metaphors in "The Phantom Tollbooth" include Milo's journey representing the value of curiosity and learning, the literal split between Dictionopolis and Digitopolis symbolizing the divide between words and numbers, and the characters like Tock the watchdog and the Spelling Bee personifying different aspects of language and knowledge.

Answer 3

page 119, "stripes of purple and orange and crimson and gold piled themselves on distant hills