Question

What does the narrator mean in paragraph 7 when she says, “…these days are ill-defined in my memory, running together and combining like a fresh watercolor painting left out in the rain”? What type of literary device is the author using here? Provide examples from the text to support your answer.

Answer 1

Answer:

using the word 'like' is a simile to show the comparison between two things or two parts of the story.

Explanation:

Answer 2

In the phrase, the author used "like", symbolizing that she is using a simile to compare her memory to the fresh watercolour painting left out in the rain (which would surely end a disaster as the painting would mix with the rain and become destroyed), which helps the reader have a familiar comparison to how she is feeling. You could also say she uses imagery to help the reader visualize and understand her struggles of her horrible past.