They felt like hens who had lost their broods
A simile is used to bring out the forlorn, lost and desolate appearance of the teachers: “They felt like hens who had lost their broods.” This simile develops imagery.
Like a heroine
The writer uses another simile to bring out how Antoinette bore her deficiencies and scarcities almost in the same way a heroine does. In this way, her superwoman characteristic is brought out. The writer notes: “During all the period of their poverty-stricken condition, Antoinette bore her deprivations like a heroine.”
The sinking of outrages into Belton’s heart
In the presentation of how outrages sank into Belton’s heart, the writer uses a simile. Even though the pain of the same is implicit he bears it all. The writer says that: “… [the] outrages sank like molten lead into his heart, but he bore them all.”
The feeling of the empty honors “like a load”
The empty honors are directly compared to a load. In this way, imagery is enhanced as the reader’s understanding of the feeling is evoked. The writer notes that: “…my honors are empty. They feel to me like a load crushing me down rather than a pedestal raising me up.”
Driven out like dogs
To be driven out like dogs is a simile that brings out the disrespectful, insolent and rude nature with which these group of people would be driven out of the public service place: “...we do not know whether we are to be waited upon or driven out like dogs.”
