When images are used figuratively rather than literally, they are being used symbolically—that is, the image represents itself but also stands for something more abstract. What do the images of fire and ice represent or symbolize in the sentences below?
“Her icy stare let me know just how she felt.”
“He acted so cold to me that I knew he was still angry.”
“His face was red and flushed with the heat of his anger.”
“The fierce fire in her eyes made her attitude clear.”
