Drops of water fell on the red blanket and soaked into dark icy spots. [father paul] sprinkled the grave and the water disappeared almost before it touched the dim, cold sand; it reminded him of something — he tried to remember what it was, because he thought if he could remember he might understand this. he sprinkled more water; he shook the container until it was empty, and the water fell through the light from sundown like august rain that fell while the sun was still shining, almost evaporating before it touched the wilted squash flowers. —"the man to send rain clouds," leslie marmon silko which type of figurative language is included in this passage?

A simile is a literary device used to compare things or people from another by the words "like" and "as". It contrasts and compares the quality of two distinct things.

In the excerpt, the comparison of Father Paul watering the grave with that of the august rain with the word, like in between is an example of simile.

Therefore, the simile is used as figurative language.

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Fourteen stories about the strength and passion of today’s American Indian—including six from the acclaimed Leslie Marmon Silko.

Anthropologists have long delighted us with the wise and colorful folktales they transcribed from their Indian informants.

Which type of figurative language is included in this passage?

As a story about Native Americans, “The Man to Send Rain Clouds” describes the quality of contemporary Laguna Pueblo life. The story is admired for Silko's masterful portrayal of the Indians' quiet acceptance of death and its highly controlled narrative

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