Originally Posted by AwwSugar

Talking about similes in my roommate's World Poetry class. She told me about it. This same girl is an Education Major with a concentration in English... she says she only reads Cosmo.

Teacher: "I am spread as thin as..." Finish the sentence.
Student: *raises hand* Ice!
Teacher: (trying to be understanding) Explain. Ice like... like how? Elaborate. Because I'm not seeing the image you're painting for me.
Student: Like... like ice cubes! Like... the ice cubes you see in your freezer?
Teacher: No... that's not right. You mean like... ice skating ice?
Student: Yeah! That's what I mean!