The Metaphor for Friendship

The Connection of Weather and Friendships

An Essay by Harry Staley

8^th Grade English

Pine Point School

April 17, 2011

Have you ever compared a friendship you have had to the weather outside? I have and I have concluded that those miserable gloomy days can be related to friendships that weren’t the greatest. When the weather is sunny and beautiful, those relationships can be great. In this essay I will tell you about friendships I have had and how it relates to the weather.

Friendships are like the weather in many different ways. I think they are like the weather because the weather can be nice and warm or it can be cold and horrific. I know I don’t like those times when my friendships are cold and horrific because that means there is tension building up which usually leads to a fight - a not so exciting time for people in the predicament. Andrew is one of my best friends and I know that there has only been a few times where we have had our differences. Whenever Andrew and I hang out, we always have the best time. Whether we are playing lacrosse or playing Call of Duty, we never get sick of each other. I have a feeling that Andrew and I will be friends forever because we have grown such a strong bond over the years that seems like it would be almost impossible to break. Tony is another one of my pals that I could not see myself without. Whenever Tony and I are together, we are always in the happiest mood and it seems like we almost always have something to do. Over the course of this year, I have really spent a lot of time with Tony and our friendship has grown from that of an acquaintance to being the best of friends.  Tony and Andrew are the two best buddies I could ask for and whenever I’m with them my weather is sunny and 80 degrees not cloudy and cold.

After reading this essay on friendships I hope you have connected some of your friendships to the weather. When I was first asked to relate my friendships using a metaphor or an idiom, I really had to think about it and I came up with the thought of connecting my friends to the weather. It is quite obvious that when a friendship is like a stormy day, it is bad and can make me feel sad and when it is like a nice sunny day it is a good and makes me happy and cheerful. I am very thankful to have friends like Andrew and Tony and they will always be one of the best parts of my Pine Point experience.

1. One writing issue I am continuing to work on: One issue I am continuing to work on is thinking about what I am going to write before I write it.

2. One strong point I see in this piece of writing: One strong point I see in this writing is that it is all my writing and I am very proud of it.

3. One possible weak point I see: One weak point I see in this writing is that sometimes it seems like my writing mumbles on.

4) The grade I would give myself. B