The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
by Katherine Anne Porter

The Jilting of Granny Weatherall: 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
Metaphors
Explanation and Analysis—Crossing Over:

In "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall," Porter uses both simile and metaphor to trace Granny’s mental disorientation and spiritual transition as death draws near. One vivid example appears late in the story:

Cornelia’s voice staggered and bumped like a cart on a bad road. It rounded corners and turned back again and arrived nowhere. Granny stepped up in the cart very lightly and reached for the reins, but a man sat beside her and she recognized him by his hands, driving. She looked down the road where the trees leaned over and bowed to each other and a thousand birds sang a Mass.