Chips simile
Addonizio uses a somewhat humorous simile in "Another breakup song" to describe how "they broke up with her drunkenly, wildly, patting her head like some intoxicated chip that had been taught to sign." This emphasizes how crazy the breakup seemed to her.
Tsunami simile
When the narrator is speaking about the breakup in "Another Breakup Song," she describes how there was no way to stop it. She uses a simile to describe how it "would have been like trying to stop a tsunami," showing how irreversible the decision was.
The icicle
The narrator describes how she went to stay in a farmhouse in Vermont with her parents and described herself as feeling 'lonely and sad and fat... like a big icicle was dripping inside me, without ever melting.' Here, she is using a simile to describe the emotional issues within herself that are unresolved.
Meditation simile
During the meditation exercise, the narrator of "Breathe" begins to think of death. She tells us that "the death thought looks like a lump of buttery sugar dough and raisins, and then looks like a shiny balloon that's starting to crinkle and sag and then it's a baseball cap." Here, although the narrator is rejecting the meditation session, she is actually reconnecting with and thinking about her own trauma, which is something she usually distracts herself from. The simile is unique and a little bizarre, showing how complex and unpredictable the mind is.
Bethany's feet
Bethany's feet are described as being "small and perfect, like an angel's feet might look, or a fairy princess's." In this simile, Bethany's innocence is emphasized by the comparison to an angel.
