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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

'...HIT THE WALL'

Hello, I don't understand the meaning of this expression on this sentence:
'From the far end of the kitchen a silver beam of moonlight pierced through the leaded panes of the window illuminating the table. The song seemed TO HIT THE WALL, and I stopped writing and swayed backwards in the chair, felt like lighting up a fine cigar and climbing into a warm bath.'
(from Dylan's Chronicles)
Someone could help me?
Thanks in advance, Jo.
  

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it might be that the song (its sound waves) hit the wall and was reflected back into the room or (in a figurative sense) hit the wall (as a barrier) and stopped there (disappeared) "hitting a wall" means hitting an obstacle and having one's progress stopped (often figuratively) it's difficult to interpret ...

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  • it might be that the song (its sound waves) hit the wall and was reflected back into the room or (in a figurative sense) hit the wall (as a barrier) and stopped there (disappeared) "hitting a wall" means hitting an obstacle and having one's progress stopped (often figuratively) it's difficult to interpret ...
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it might be that the song (its sound waves) hit the wall and was reflected back into the room

or (in a figurative sense)

hit the wall (as a barrier) and stopped there (disappeared)
"hitting a wall" means hitting an obstacle and having one's progress stopped (often figuratively)

it's difficult to interpret ...
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Are you sure it is the “song” and not the “sun” that hit the wall?
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The cigar and bath suggest he's pleased with himself. So it seems to mean "fell into shape", or "attained a satisfactory form".

MrP
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