i am trying to use a metaphor and/ or simile about patience. Please help..
i sort of want it to fit into a sentence like this
Well, it was, that is if you have the patience of a ____________
2007-03-19 13:44:01 · 6 answers · asked by neatfreAK47 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
crocodile waiting in the riverbank for the antelope to take a drink... lol.
2007-03-19 13:47:35 · answer #1 · answered by Steineesq 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Patience of Job - very patient
Job's story, told in the Old Testament Book of Job, is that of a God-fearing man who is suddenly prostrated by a succession of calamities which strip him of goods, children and health. He remains steadfast throughout and these disasters are then revealed to have been God's tests of his faith. Because of his endurance, Job is blessed by God and his prosperity is made greater than before. The patience of Job thus became proverbial and is referred to as early as the New Testament (James, 5: 11).
2007-03-19 20:51:38 · answer #2 · answered by sharon b 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Inanimate objects
2007-03-19 21:52:07 · answer #3 · answered by Clay 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've heard this one being used a lot... "he has the patience of a saint".
2007-03-19 20:53:51 · answer #4 · answered by crystal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a loving mother trying to comfort her colicky child.
a predator stalking its prey
think i did pretty well :)
2007-03-19 22:20:13 · answer #5 · answered by wat_more_can_i_say? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tortoise; ocelot; boulder; glacier; maniacal genius.
2007-03-19 20:52:04 · answer #6 · answered by beardedbarefooter 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋