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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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"tensed as a strong leaf spring drawn to the breaking strain"

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00could someone explain to me the meaning ot this sentence I have read in Steinbeck's "Travels with Charley"?:02br
00 'His body was tensed as a strong leaf spring drawn to the breaking strain'.02br
00 Thanks in advance, Jo. 0-
  

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0My take:02br 02br 00'His body was tensed as a strong leaf spring drawn to the breaking strain'. 02i 02br 02br 01i 00leaf spring02i 00: A composite spring, used especially in automotive suspensions, consisting of several layers of flexible metallic strips joined to act as a single unit. 0-

  • 0My take:02br 02br 00'His body was tensed as a strong leaf spring drawn to the breaking strain'.
  • 02i 02br 02br 01i 00leaf spring02i 00: A composite spring, used especially in automotive suspensions, consisting of several layers of flexible metallic strips joined to act as a single unit.
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0My take:02br
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00'His body was tensed as a strong leaf spring drawn to the breaking strain'. 02br
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00It's a simile.02br
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00The tenor/target is 01i00the tension of his body.02i02br
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00The vehicle/source is 01i00the tension of a strong leaf spring was drown to the breaking

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