What metaphors are used in The Pillow Book of Sei Shionagon, Translated [from the Japanese] and Edited by Ivan Morris by Sei Shonagon?

Shonagon has some pet phrases that she uses over and over again. One of them is "hateful, indeed." You can almost hear her saying it aloud as an aside to her companion ladies in waiting. Therefore, we can assume that she tried to write in a conversational way as she would speak to her friends. She uses lots of imagery and some metaphor, which probably comes from her practice as a poet.