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>12th grade extension English class
>talking about poetry, specifically a line: "the rain on the tin roof sounded like a machine gun"
>teacher asks about what the composer meant by this simile
>class of bright students give thoughtful answers about fear connotations and extending a war metaphor.
>teacher says they are wrong
>more good answers
>teacher still says wrong
>1/2 an hour later teacher explodes in exasperation: "ITS BECAUSE THE SOUND OF RAIN AND THE SOUND OF A GUN ARE SIMILAR"
>whole class fw

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