Question

Another technique adopted by the writer is to use figures of speech such as a simile. A simile is used to express similarity between two things. e.g. He is as fast as lightning. The rain/ell heavily on the metal roof like a machine-gun. Similes usually start with 'like' or 'as'. 
Find two similes in the last section of the story. 

Answer 1

1. For a moment, I found myself in the air under the crest as if in a cave.
2. I left a trail of luminous water and my body glittered like some princess’s ball-­gown.