Empty sticks
Hello everybody.
I'm reading 'Little Women' by Louisa May Alcott chapter 34.
he knit his brows and longed to speak, fearing that some inflammable young soul would be led astray by the rockets, to find when the display was over that they had only an empty stick or a scorched hand.
Would you please tell me what empty stick means?
Does it mean they may use up all the sticks in fireworks?
Thanks for the help ??
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Jamal 1315 Would you please tell me what empty stick means? This passage is figurative. The talk among the philosophers is the fireworks.
- Jamal 1315 Would you please tell me what empty stick means?
- This passage is figurative.
- The talk among the philosophers is the fireworks.
- The young listeners are in danger of being dazzled by what Bhaer sees as mere flashy brilliance.
- The empty stick is an extension of the metaphor.
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Jamal 1315Would you please tell me what empty stick means?
This passage is figurative. The talk among the philosophers is the fireworks. The young listeners are in danger of being dazzled by what Bhaer sees as mere flashy brilliance. The empty stick is an extension of the metaphor. A pyrotechnic rocket has a stick attached to it to hold it vertical so it go
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