The smell of the weed
The narrator compares the aroma of the weed in the plastic bag to the aroma of coffee. The use of the simile in presenting the smell of the plastic bag's contents enables the reader to develop a more refined understanding of their smell. The narrator notes: "When he opened the plastic bag, the aroma was like coffee, and the seeds were as big as quenepas."
The smell of the poultry house
The writer presents the smell of the poultry house on 110th using a simile. Specifically, the comparison of the scent to that of a zoo enables the conception of how bad the poultry house smelled. The narrator notes: "It smelled like a zoo, and you could hear the fowl cries blocks away."
The image of Michael
In the religious pictures depicting Michael slaying the devil, the devil is painted as having an entirely black face with horns and a tail, whereas Michael is presented as being rosy, winged, and with a sword. A simile is used to present how Michael twirls his sword. The narrator notes: "In those pictures, the devil is always painted completely black with horns and a tail; Michael is always rosy and winged with a sword he twirls like a baton."
The price tags
The appearance of the price tags on the products sticking out through the glass case is enhanced when the narrator uses a simile to compare them to the labels on dead men's toes. The narrator notes: "[Items] were on display inside a glass case, their price tags sticking out like a tag on a dead man's toe." This comparison the facilitates imagery.
The reflective ice
The reflective effect of the ice during wintertime is made explicit through the use of a simile. The writer compares the ice to a mirror and thus emphasizes its ability to reflect sunrise such that the world seems to have two sunrises. The writer notes: "The ice acts like a mirror, and the world seems to have two sunrises and at night two moons, one in the sky and one on the ice."
