Fence Quote by Anne Tyler
““Skinny as a fence post.””
About This Quote
Source Novel: The Accidental Tourist, 1985
A humorous metaphor describing someone extremely thin, likening them to a thin fence post.
In simple terms: Very thin person
Key Takeaway
Recognize humor in description.
Themes
humor
body image
metaphor
Mood
lighthearted
playful
Type
literary
humorous
When to use this quote
- social conversation
- literary analysis
Key Concepts
physicality
exaggeration
Questions to Reflect On
- How does humor affect perception of body image?
- When is such metaphor appropriate?
A Different Perspective
The phrase may be misinterpreted as insulting.
![“By profession a biologist, [Thomas Henry Huxley] covered in fact the whole field of the exact sciences, and then bulged through its four fences. Absolutely nothing was uninteresting to him. His curiosity ranged from music to theology and from philosophy to history. He didn't simply know something…” quote by H. L. Mencken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f46/h-l-mencken-245_absolutely-nothing_by-profession-a-biologist-thomas-henry-h_5368.jpg)
