Narrator meets prince in Sahara Desert after crash landing. Prince asks narrator to draw sheep, narrator refuses and draws elephant in boa constrictor. Prince's planet is Asteroid B-612, barely bigger than narrator's house. Prince teaches narrator about plants and their importance. Prince's planet has three volcanoes and special flower
Lyric poetry is personal rhythmic poetry expressing intense feelings. Term comes from ancient Greek lyre, originally meant for performance. Aristotle categorized poetry as lyrical, dramatic, or epic
Metaphor compares two unrelated things without using "like" or "as". Metaphors help make abstract concepts easier to understand. Metaphors can be words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs
Cognitive linguistics combines linguistics with cognitive science and psychology. Term "cognitive linguistics" has been controversial with no consensus definition. Roots trace back to Chomsky's 1959 critique of Skinner's Verbal Behavior
Darkness results from lack of illumination or visible light. Human vision cannot distinguish colors in low luminance conditions. Dark objects absorb photons, appearing dim compared to others. Vantablack absorbs up to 99.965% of visible light
Metaphors create mental images to describe things. Unlike similes, metaphors don't use "like" or "as". Metaphors are more evocative than simple adjectives