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What are some metaphors for the Revolutionary War, and what could handcuffs represent in this context?

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Here are some ideas for metaphors for the Revolutionary War. The idea behind many of these metaphors, as the other Educator has suggested, is the building of tensions and the separation of two people or entities that were formerly tied together. For example, if Britain and the United States were friends, the Revolution would represent the dissolution of their friendship. The metaphor might be something along the lines of the following: The Revolution was a dissolution of a long-standing friendship after years of breaking away from each other. To be more precise, the Revolution resembled the growth of a child away from its parent. To use a weather metaphor, the Revolution was a devastating storm after a period of squalls. In other words, the years before the Revolution were marked by conflicts that built to a more serious and violent outburst.

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Metaphors for the Revolutionary War:  1.  If the Revolutionary War were a shower, what would the soap represent?  2.  If the Revolutionary War were a divorce, what would the husband and wife represent?  3.  If the Revolutionary War was a symphony score, what would the crescendo represent? 4. If the Revolutionary War was an avalanche, what would the snow ball represent?  5.  If the Revolutionary War was an explosion, what would the spark represent?  6. If the Revolutionary War was a hurricane, what would the eye of the storm represent?  7.  If the Revolutionary War was a large river, what would the tributaries represent?  8.  If the Revolutionary War was a carpenter, what would the hammer represent?  9.  If the Revolutionary War was a boxing match, what would the promoter represent?

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