"His limbs felt very heavy; his mind was permeated with dusty stagnation like the stagnation of old garrets and lumber rooms, where, among superannuated bits of machinery and cracked grimy crockery, lie heaps of broken toys."
— John Dos Passos (1896-1970)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
George H. Duran Company
Date
1921
Metaphor
"His limbs felt very heavy; his mind was permeated with dusty stagnation like the stagnation of old garrets and lumber rooms, where, among superannuated bits of machinery and cracked grimy crockery, lie heaps of broken toys."
Metaphor in Context
His limbs felt very heavy; his mind was permeated with dusty stagnation like the stagnation of old garrets and lumber rooms, where, among superannuated bits of machinery and cracked grimy crockery, lie heaps of broken toys.
Provenance
contributed by Suzanne Morgen searching GoogleBooks
Citation
Dos Passos, John. Three Soldiers. New York: George H. Duran Company, 1921.
Date of Entry
01/12/2010
