HELP

[Alicia Vega]

I am conducting an experiment on the interpretation of novel metaphors.
I need speakers whose mother tongue is English to help me, and finding
them is proving quite difficult at the moment, so I would really
appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to have a look at the
following sentences and provide an interpretation as if they were said
of someone to you; e.g. "he's a car"= fast, reliable, reckless, safe,
whatever you can think of would be of invaluable help.  Thank you.
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1.He is a car


2.He is a phone-box


3.He is a zebra-cross


4.He is a pillow


5.He is a rucksack


6.He is a magazine


7.He is an octopus


8.He is a snake


9.He is a cat


10.He is a computer


11.He is a grill


12.He is a book


13.He is a cheese sandwich


14.He is a lighter


15.He is a cheque-book


16.He is a snail


17.He is a football


18.He is a dustbin


19.He is a salad


20.He is an ashtray


21.He is a compass


22.He is a mirror


23.He is a pair of scissors


24.He is a hat


25.He is a whip

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1.She is a car


2.She is a phone box


3.She is a zebra-cross


4.She is a pillow


5.She is a rucksack


6.She is a magazine


7.She is an octopus


8.She is a snake


9.She is a cat


10.She is a computer


11.She is a grill


12.She is a book


13.She is a cheese sandwich


14.She is a lighter


15.She is a cheque-book


16.She is a snail


17.She is a football


18.She is a dustbin


19.She is a salad


20.She is an ashtray


21.She is a compass


22.She is a mirror


23.She is a pair of scissors


24.She is a hat


25.She is a whip