Bayindir Khan's bull
The strength of Bayindir Khan's bull is emphasized in this work. In particular, when the narrator says that the bull could gore at a rock and make it crumble, an idea of the bull's massive strength is enhanced. A simile is used to compare the crumbling of the rock to that of flour. The narrator notes: "Now it seems, my Khan, that Bayindir Khan had a bull and a camel. If that bull gored a hard rock, it would crumble like flour."
Lady Burla's red cheeks
The imagery of the crying Lady Burla's red cheeks is emphasized through the use of a simile in which their red nature is compared to redness of autumn apples. The writer notes: "Lady Burla the Tall clasped his neck and his ear and fell down. She clutched and ripped her cheeks, red as autumn apples, and she tore her hair like reeds uprooted." The use of the simile enhances the imagery of the lady's red cheeks.
Explode like a furnace
The writer, through exaggeration, the might of the stone-fired by the shepherd's sling is emphasized. The narrator says that the stone would not fall to earth and that "if ever it did fall, it would shatter into dust, it would explode like a furnace, and for three years, no grass would grow where that stone fell." The use of the simile enhances imagery while at the same time, it exaggerates the aftermath of the effect of the stone falling onto the earth. The strength and might of the shepherd's sling are also noted.
The sound of the drums
The intensity of the sound of the drums is brought out using a simile. The narrator notes: "The drums rolled like thunder, the brazen horns, gold-curlicued, were blown." The writer's comparison of the drums' sound to thunder enhances its comprehension as loud, booming or ear-splitting.
Kazan's ferocious roar
The imagery of Kazan's roar is enhanced through its comparison to the roar of a lion. The simile emphasizes Kazan's fierceness and ferocity as he prepares to attack the infidel. The writer notes: "He [Kazan] blessed Muhammad, he foamed like a camel, he roared like a lion, he screamed and shouted, and all alone he drove his horse at the infidel, his sword flashing."
