l(a

        le
        af
        fa

        ll

        s)
        one
        l

        iness

        e e cummings

      1. These are all letters and punctuation.
      2. How are the letters presented?
      3. Is this presentation normal?
      4. What if you were to present the letters in their normal state?





































      l(aleaffalls)oneliness

      • Now using your knowledge of words and punctuation, can you turn this jumble of letters into a statement, a metaphor?



































      loneliness
      (a leaf falls)

      • So, how is this a metaphor?