Consuelo’s hair
The imagery of Consuelo’s hair is enhanced in this work through the use of a simile. The length of her hair is made apparent through its direct comparison to a whip of fire. In this way, the imagery of her hair, as well as its color, is made explicit. The narrator notes: “Consuelo was easy to distinguish even from a distance, her long red hair like a whip of fire against the eternal green of that landscape.”
Crowing like roosters
The imagery of the sounds that Consuelo and El Portugués make as they look for hens is emphasized through a simile in which it is compared to the crowing of roosters. The narrator notes: “All day, crowing like roosters, they looked for the hens, catching them on the wing once they spied them through the dense foliage.”
The celestial prodigy
The imagery of the celestial prodigy is enhanced through the direct comparison to a fiery dragon. The comparison also enhances the reader’s perception of how dangerous and perilous the prodigy was. The narrator notes: “During her childhood, someone had told her how everyone had awaited the celestial prodigy with fear and trembling. It was supposed to blaze across the sky like a fiery dragon…”
The heat from the celestial prodigy
Upon entering the earth’s surface, the celestial prodigy was expected to release poisonous gases and heat whose extremity is perceivable through its comparison to molten lava. The narrator notes: “… when it entered the earth’s atmosphere its tail would envelop the planet in poisonous gases, and heat like molten lava would put an end to any form of life.”
Carle’s children
Carle is not a fun of noise in his house. As an adaptation, his children learn not to cry or laugh, and they go about smoothly like shadows. The simile enhances imagery while also alluding to Carle’s children’s virtually unnoticeable movements. The narrator notes: “His children learned not to cry or laugh in his presence, to steal about like shadows and talk in whispers…”
