the piece advice that ive learned from a parent or guardian,is that i should keep my head up regardless of the situation i am in. And that even if it looks like what ever it is i am doing is a waste of time that eventually it will pay off.
Two even pieces is the answer,the others are incorrect for these reasons. (walloped or whooped) are metaphors for "cutting or splitting" the log, made of butter (simile), and a hot knife (simile again)