metaphor mongering

The poet Beth Ann Fennelly visited MSU yesterday as part of our Good Thunder series. At her Craft Talk at 3:00, she discussed metaphors, in great detail, and asked us to complete the following: death is____________.

The proverbial ball has been rolling ever since.

death is like a metaphor; nobody can agree on what it means
death is like teaching comp; you know it's coming but are never quite prepared
death is like waiting for coffee; it takes a long time to brew then just tastes like shit anyway
death is a school picture; evidence of your existence