Metaphor to describe soldiers in the battlefield
The head of state remarks about a war, ‘…universal indignation has been aroused by the second round up of dogs from Constantinople, condemned to eat one another on a desert island…’ The words, ‘round up of dogs’ are metaphorical because they mean that soldiers were deployed to Constantinople. The words, ‘eat one another’ are metaphorical to killing one another on the battlefield.
Simile to describe Fiir Elise
Fiir Elise is the daughter of the main character. The father uses the following simile to describe his daughter, ‘…her hair waved, her figure enhanced by bows and tight lacing. She advanced with a lively air, like a ship before the wind, a fully rigged model of Boldini’s.’ The simile used is, ‘…like a ship before the wind’ the purpose of the simile is to liken the lively nature of Elise to the ship that is traveling in the direction of wind.
Simile to describe the rebels
One of the comrades of the president describes the rebels as, ‘…believing themselves slighted, belittled, treated like a poor relative.’ The simile likens the feeling that the rebels had for they had been ignored by the state to a poor relative that has been left out by the other relatives.
Metaphor to describe the state of mind of the president
When the president received the message that there was a rebellion in his country, his state of mind is described as, ‘He swallowed a large drink, already mounted on the horse of great decisions. ‘The mounting of the horse is metaphorical its meaning is that he had already made decisions and plans on how to handle the rebellion.
Metaphor to describe the defeat of Galvan
Peralta describes their defeat of Galvan as, ‘I do know that we gave Galvan a thorough thrashing today.’ The words, ‘thorough thrashing’ which mean a bad beating are metaphorical to the resounding defeat of Galvan by the army.
