Tusk and Stone Metaphors and Similes

Tusk and Stone Metaphors and Similes

The simile of cotton clothes

The author uses a simile to compare dress mode and its significance in culture. The author writes, “He wore a dhoti, skirtlike lengths of cotton clothe; the front end was drawn between his legs and tied in the back to a waistband. Looped over his left shoulder and curving around his right hip was the three-stranded circle of cotton threat that signified his initiation into the Brahman order."

The simile of Prince Arjuna

Arjuna’s mother reminds him that his father gave him the name because he was like the Prince. Arjuna’s mother says, “Arjuna do you know your father named you a Pandava hero of the Great War? Not because he thinks you will be an archer like Prince Arjuna. Your namesake was far more than a warrior. He was a man who spoke with gods, who saw into the life of things.”

The simile of a mane

The firmness of the hair and the neck of the tiger are compared to the mane. The author writes, "The dear's carcass lay between the tiger's paws. Its three-tined antlers looked like a small tree, and the hair on its neck stood out like a mane. But its tan belly had been ripped completely open, exposing the entrails not already eaten.”

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