The Conversation of Aza’s Friends at Lunch (Metaphor)
In the first chapter of the novel, Aza describes her friends’ conversation using the metaphor, "the rushing of a river over a rock." In her statement, she has likened the conversation to the sound of a river passing over a rock. She uses the metaphor because she had stopped listening to them so that their conversation became a mere sound to her.
Aza’s Car (Simile)
Aza loves her car which she has named Harold. She uses similes to describe it. She says, "and his breaks whined like metallic music." This creates a comparison of the breaks to metallic music. The simile builds imagery for readers so they can hear in their minds the rhythm of the car’s engine.
Aza’s Thoughts (Simile)
Aza uses a simile to liken her thoughts to invasive weeds. She says, "like invasive weeds, thoughts seem to arrive to my biosphere from some far away land and then they spread out of control." This is because she overthinks everything. For example, in the first chapter, while she is eating, her mind wanders to her stomach and she gets worried about the bacteria in her stomach. The thoughts seem to come out of nowhere like the weeds and they grow so much that she gets worried over non-issues.
Aza (Metaphor)
Davis uses the metaphor, "You were this scrawny lightning bolt." Davis says this because Aza had been mischievous when they were small when they played together. Aza’s character as a child is therefore likened to a lightning bolt because of her liveliness. She changed when she grew up because she had become reserved.
