The Boys in the Boat
by Daniel James Brown

The Boys in the Boat: Metaphors 1 key example

Definition of Metaphor

A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things by saying that one thing is the other. The comparison in a metaphor can be stated explicitly, as... read full definition
A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things by saying that one thing is the other. The comparison in a metaphor... read full definition
A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things by saying that one thing is the other... read full definition
Chapter 19
Explanation and Analysis—Emotional Furnace:

Chapter 19 ends with Rantz staring at his gold medal and reflecting on the race he just won. This moment features a metaphor: 

In the white-hot emotional furnace of those final meters at Grünau, Joe and the boys had finally forged the prize they had sought all season, the prize Joe had sought nearly all his life.