Final answer:
In 'Out of the Dust', there are no similes specifically used to describe Ma's great-uncle Floyd. However, there are similes used to describe other characters and situations throughout the book.
Step-by-step explanation:
In the book 'Out of the Dust', there are no similes specifically used to describe Ma's great-uncle Floyd. However, here are some similes used throughout the book to describe other characters and situations:
- 'It was a March afternoon when Lucy sent for me, and while I walked up the drive-there was not a horse left among us, and I made all my rounds on foot-I noticed that patches of spring flowers were blooming in the long grass on the lawn. The air was as soft as May, and in the woods at the back of the house buds of maple trees ran like a flame.' - Here, the author uses the simile 'buds of maple trees ran like a flame' to vividly describe how the budding maple trees look.
- 'The twilight was deepening. There was a clear green glow in the sky. Before them stretched the smooth level of field; in the distance was a cluster of hay-stacks like the huts of a village; the air was very cool and calm and sweet. The landscape might have been an ideal one of peace.' - In this passage, the author uses the simile 'hay-stacks like the huts of a village' to compare the appearance of the hay-stacks to village huts.
- 'I grew up with him and his stories. I knew that he had to sleep next to a wall-a way to keep him in his bed as he relived the events of 1915 in his dreams, even as an 85-year-old man.' - Here, the author uses the simile 'slept next to a wall-a way to keep him in his bed' to illustrate how he had to be physically constrained to prevent him from acting out as he relived the events of 1915 in his dreams.