Simile to describe Vusi's Movement
The narrator describes Vusi's movement as, 'Vusi disappeared form the sky like a mole reversing into its hole.' In this description, the narrator has likened how Vusi ran from the rain to how a mole ran into its hole.
Metaphor to describe the nurse
In the story of The Prophetess, when the nurse sent her son to the prophetess to get holy water, the prophetess described the nurse as, 'Your mother has a heart of gold.' The 'gold' in the sentence is metaphorical because it means that the woman was of good character and generous rather than having a heart made of gold the metal.
Metaphor in the song of the prophetess
While the prophetess was praying for the water, she sang a song with the following lyrics, '... we too will survive the fire that is coming.' The fire is metaphorical because it means hardships that the people would face.
Simile to describe a woman's legs
The narrator describes a woman's legs as follows, ' Her legs are swollen like trousers full of air on the washing line.' The woman's legs have been likened to trousers full of air. The simile aids in imagery for the woman's legs can be visualized in the mind of a reader.
Simile to describe a fight
In the story of Uncle, Doksi tells his friends that a fire was going to blaze soon. This sentence is metaphorical because it's meaning is that a fight was going to break out soon between Doksi's brother Mandla and the other players.
