The Glass Castle

The Glass Castle

Which literary device is used in the line "what I did know was that I lived in a world that at any moment could erupt into fire. It was the sort of knowledge that kept you on your toes" what does it mean?

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This is a metaphor. Jeannette is referring to her chaotic childhood where there was never any security.

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