The associated meaning eg. the word run means to move very fast but the connotation is to feel tired

key

• verb
• adjective
• adverb

The Positive Quad

Sunshine beams on the glowing faces filling the lush green area. The aroma of fresh-baked cookies floats throughout, creating students mouths to water. Hearing sweet sounds of giggling makes the quads atmosphere lively.

The Negative Quad

Burning sunlight radiates on the squinting faces that fill the dense green area. The smell of crisp cookies wafts throughout, forcing students mouths to water.

Extended Metaphor

Like a regular metaphor, an extended metaphor looks to draw on the shared figurative characteristics of two concepts. In order to extend the device, you should consider how language connotations, similes, metaphors and other devices combine throughout a piece to continually convey the shared characteristics.

Task: Using the scene you did in the last task, add to the description with an extended metaphor. Think about the elements of the scene and ideas that are similar and weave them together via language choices, metaphors and similies.

Stretching against the twilight, the skyline of New York City stands boldly. Much like a tree canopy, each skyscraper fights for the strongest sunlit position. Below, on the forest floor, the various animals go about their business. The Lion, king of the jungle, flaunts through the streets with pride in each step. Preying on the weak. Shoppers squawk and fly throughout the walls of the concrete jungle.

Compare the quad to a zoo

busy, trapped, different types of people/animals, loud, staring