I’m Cinderella that never got a visit from her fairy godmother.

In this metaphor “I’m” given many characteristics from “Cinderella” and “that never got a visit from her fairy godmother.” “Cinderella” (a storybook princess.) was a beautiful, young girl that was forced to be a slave by her stepmother and stepsisters, while her father was away. I feel like Cinderella because of the responsibilities my parents and grandparent give me. (Ex: doing the dishes, taking out the trash, caring for the dog and my sister, etc.) But, Cinderella does have her ups in the story, she meets the godmother. When she does meet her fairy godmother, it’s because she couldn’t go to the ball. Instead of her not going, the godmother pops up, gives her a gown, a pair of glass slippers, and a ride to the ball. Making her lose the slipper, having the prince find it, and having a wonderful, married life. When I state, “that never got a visit from her fairy godmother,” I mean, everything is gone. No ball, no glass slippers, no prince, nothing. She’s a slave forever, with no happy “boyfriend” ending. That’s exactly how I feel. I feel as though none of my dreams had ever once come true, and that I’ll be the slave to my parents/ grandparent forever. In conclusion, I’m comparing “Cinderella” (the girl with a once perfect life…), that doesn’t get her hopes and dreams to become a reality. When she never gets a visit from her fairy godmother, I’m making her a slave for good, and a person with absolutely no life.

-sydney r :-]

I’m just a sketch of the strong statue, held up by three thin legs.

“I’m just a sketch of the strong statue, held up by three thin legs” is based of a flimsy easel, or a stand for supporting an artist's canvas. The sketch, a hastily executed drawing, is me. I am a copy of something, or someone, stable and strong. The strong statue, carved from stone, symbolizes my older siblings. My parents drew me, trying to capture what they saw in my siblings. Though easel itself is very stable, perfectly balanced, it is still held up by three flimsy legs and if one of the legs should collapse, it will fall apart. The legs symbolize the three things that I am dependent on: My family, my art, and my future. If I loose one, my entire life will fall apart, and the easel will become nothing but a pile of wood and paper. I am a copy of my older siblings and my life is perfectly balanced, but could tip at any moment.

- Catherine V.

I created the hover car but every time I try taking off the keys are missing.

For me it means that my friends and I just don’t follow through with the plans. Literally this metaphor says that I am an awesome genius with this advanced piece of technology that can almost fly but every time I go to use I just can’t find the keys.

- Kevin A.

I am a mechanical pencil sketching dreams and realities into sublime novels of magical mystery.

I am like a mechanical pencil in this way because I’m persistent. I don’t give up, just as a mechanical pencil never runs out of lead, so you don’t have to stop writing. A mechanical pencil, through rewriting and editing, can turn small, inadequate sketches of your story into great novels. In my life, my dreams and plans are like the sketches that will someday become true. They will be better and realistic, like a novel is to a sketch, or a manuscript.

- Renae R.

I’m vibrant to my friends, but that fading memory everyone else can’t remember.

I am the Notebook, that hides goals and problems while the pen dances around the pages.

I'm a kitty stalking the ninjas, highlighting them in neon to show they're not hilarious.

In this metaphor, I, the kitty, stalk hired assassins called ninjas and get mad at people who won't stop using them for joke content. Like our good friends hobos, ninjas have become the new popular thing for anyone who wants to be funny to joke about. In reality, ninjas aren't hilarious and saying something like "ninjas PWN!" does not make you the next Adam Sandler.

- Emily W.

I'm the pwnee realizing the futility of applying MMA to annoyances through a TV.

Pwnee is a word I made up (pronounced "pony" and meaning I got pwned), but it comes from the word pwn which means to physically own something. I use pwn in this metaphor by meaning pwning some noobs at Call of Duty. "Applying MMA to annoyances" shows that I do mixed martial arts, or MMA, and I wish that I could punch all of those kindergardeners when they say, "Your mom." When I say, "Through a TV" sometimes I wish I could reach through the television and smack those kids, but I realize how futile it is to even try.

- Doug B.