Question

What makes Tishani Doshi write that she felt as if she was walking into a giant ping-pong ball?

Hint:

Metaphors like "giant ping-pong ball" help describe vast or unfamiliar environments by comparing them to objects that evoke certain feelings or experiences.

Answer 1

Tishani Doshi writes that she felt like walking into a giant ping-pong ball because of the surreal and isolating environment she experienced in Antarctica. The vast, icy, and unchanging landscape made her feel enclosed and suspended, as if walking inside an enormous, soft, and hollow ball, detached from the world.