A riddle
I never thought I had much in common with Sylvia Plath. She's a poet, revered by historians for her work. She also stuck her head in an oven. Me, I don't foresee either of those things being a part of my life. Nevertheless, I do, currently, have at least one thing that I share with Sylvia Plath. See if you can figure that out by reading her poem, "Metaphors." 150 Points to any who figures it out! A hint: remember, a metaphor is something that represents or symbolizes something else. Plath uses more than nine different images to describe the same thing. Figure out one, you've figured out the answer! Metaphors I'm a riddle in nine syllables, An elephant, a ponderous house, A melon strolling on two tendrils. O red fruit, ivory, fine timbers! This loaf's big with its yeasty rising. Money's new-minted in this fat purse. I'm a means, a stage, a cow in calf. I've eaten a bag of green apples, Boarded the train there's no getting o...