Tako
What does "sheets of lead" mean here? Hello, In the following context, does "sheets of lead" refer to lead as a metal or to musical sheets? and what does the writer mean by that? Thank you in advanced! "The little hero," an amused voice echoed far down in the darkness. "Too weak, too young, but perhaps you will do." The voice felt ancient—cold and heavy. It wrapped around me like sheets of lead. "They have misled you, boy," it said. "Barter with me. I will give you what you want."
2024년 1월 15일 오전 8:30
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The metal. Notice the sentence before describes the voice as "cold and heavy" which are normally the features of most metals. Lead is also very "malleable" (it can bend/fold easily like a sheet of paper). So the author is using "lead" as a "simile"....to connect what the person's voice felt like ("cold and heavy"...in other words the voice felt unkind/unpleasant, and overwhelming).
2024년 1월 15일
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Hi Tako! Wow... I can totally understand why this is confusing. Yes... Darren's response is correct. Musical notation would be 'lead sheets', pronounced leeeed sheets (with a long e). And when referring to musical notation, its is always called a 'lead sheet' or 'lead sheets' (plural) IN THAT ORDER. You never have 'sheets of lead' in music ;)
2024년 1월 15일
lead as the metal -- heavy, cold and hard to endure
2024년 1월 17일
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