Question

"my mothers voice was like a cool, dark room in summer - peaceful, soothing, quite."

Identify the type of figurative language used in the excerpt from "marigolds" and how it adds to the overall characterization.

Answer 1

This is a simile.

The word 'like' makes it a simile instead of a metaphor. In this excerpt from "marigolds," The narrator is describing their mother's voice as calm and soothing by saying it sounds "like a cool, dark room in summer...." This adds to the overall characterization because the reader can better understand what the mother's voice sounds like. It creates a picture inside your head.