Question

What's the simile and what two things are being compared in. The letters stirred together like a thick, messy mush

Answer 1

simile is like a thick, messy mush and the things being compared is the letters stirred together and messy mush. Does that help?

Answer 2

A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two things through the use of words such as "like" and "as." In this case, the simile being employed is "like a thick, messy mush," and the two things being compared are the letters, and the thick, messy mush. The author wants to convey the idea of the letters being illegible, or confusing.