The city unspooled?
Hello everybody.
'From her window seat the city unspooled, dissolving like salt in water.'
I think city unspooled and salt in water contradict each other, don't they?
I have another question, as well.
The plane was shaking in descent over another gray city. No mountains. 'Only flatness winged by obsidian rivers scabbed in concrete and steel.'
Would you please paraphrase the above ?
I really appreciate you for your help.
Top answer
Jamal 1315 I think city unspooled and salt in water contradict each other, don't they? That's what is called a mixed metaphor, a style flaw. And I can't see how obsidian rivers can be scabbed in anything.
- Jamal 1315 I think city unspooled and salt in water contradict each other, don't they?
- That's what is called a mixed metaphor, a style flaw.
- And I can't see how obsidian rivers can be scabbed in anything.
- You are seeing terrible writing.
- Just fight your way through it, letting the nonsense slide off, or go read something good.
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Jamal 1315I think city unspooled and salt in water contradict each other, don't they?
That's what is called a mixed metaphor, a style flaw. And I can't see how obsidian rivers can be scabbed in anything. You are seeing terrible writing. Just fight your way through it, letting the nonsense slide off, or go read something good.
0The writer is using extremely vivid imagery, describing what she was seeing as the plane ascended.
As the altitude increased and the scene played out (unspooled), the city was becoming more and more indistinct. The individual buildings and features disappeared like salt grains mixing with water.
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