The lofty Mount Spathi
The imagery of Mount Spathi as it towers above the plateau is enhanced via a simile. Comparing the loft mountain to a mirage beyond the floodlight enhances the reader's perception of its imagery—almost as if it were an illusion.
"To the south, lofty Mount Spathi, two thousand metres high, towered above the plateau, like a mirage beyond the flood of light."
The gleaming windows
The imagery of the windows and particularly their gleaming appearance is emphasized through the comparison to lead.
"The pine forests were black on the mountainsides, the windows gleamed like lead, and the sky was so low and dark, one expected ink to run out of it any moment."
The passing image of death
The narrator compares how death's image had passed him to the shadow of a bird in flight. This simile enhances the perception of this smooth movement, painting it as virtually unnoticeable.
"I now sometimes feel that at that moment I beheld an image of death - lasted only a very short time, and passed over me like the shadow of a bird in flight."
The image of Aunt Theres in the summer light
The image of Aunt Theres, before her death, in the summer light is enhanced and emphasized through the writer's comparison of her appearance to that of a saint. Her glowing appearance is thus perceivable.
"At times, in the summer light, she had looked like a saint, in her white twill gloves which she had worn for years on account of her eczema."
The image of the powdery veils
As the narrator drifts to sleep, an image of the powdery veils rising from the roar of the Falls encroach his sleep, an image which is enhanced through a comparison to white curtains. The narrator notes: "The powdery veils that rose silently from the roar of the Falls drifted into my sleep like white curtains blown into a room black with night."
