The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
What is an example of simile in the novel, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet?
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Examples of Simile:
“You suppose,' Vorstenbosch blinks at Snitker, 'that my integrity is for sale? Like some pox-maggoty harbourmaster on the Scheldt extorting illegal fees from the butter barges?”
“Jacob's pale and freckled skin is frying like bacon.”
“The clerk's heart pounds like a broken pump."
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet