The simile of a fly
Figaro is a barber in Seville and looks forward to becoming rich one day in the future. However, despite being a poor man, he has connections and sometimes works for Count Almaviva, a wealthy aristocrat. When he looks at Count Almaviva, Figaro gets inspired but still compares his poverty to a fly about to die. Figaro says, "A man without wine would be dull as a fly and shortly would die." While composing his song, Figaro tries to dispute his assumption that he is poor by arguing that the wine and sweet ease co-exist very well with his heart.
They blow like a breeze
The narrator is practicing singing to keep himself occupied as he waits for a potential client to wind up the day. While composing his song, the narrator compares his heart and the wine's speed to the breeze. The narrator says, "They blow like a breeze," implying that his heart is chasing sweetness like a breeze. The significance of this simile is that it shows Figaro's eagerness to get good things in life.
The metaphor of poverty
Figaro says he is fat and sleek because of poverty, which means that he is stressed, and his body responds by enlargement. How does poverty make one fat and sleek? The statement is a metaphor that reflects Figaro's dream of becoming wealthy like Count. The conversation between Figaro and County shows optimism and a great urge to attain success.
