... his mind Haimon uses the metaphor, "In the winter floods you can see/how the trees that give way save every stem,/and how those that strain are destroyed, uprooted "(864-866). Similarly uses the metaphor, "yes, but these stiff minds are the first to collapse./Fire-tempered iron, the strongest and toughest,/that's the kind you most often see snapped ... ...

• Word Count: 1350
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School