Question

"the world had lost its boundary lines. my mother who was small and soft was the strength of the family my father who was the rock on which the family had been built was sobbing like the tiniest child. everything was suddenly out of tune like a broken accordion. where did i fit into this crazy picture" identity an example of figurative language used in this paragraph and about 75-100 words, discuss its meaning and impact

Answer 1

"everything was suddenly out of tune like a broken accordion" is a good example of figurative language. It shows the knowledge of the narrator, who must have seen or heard this broken accordion at some point in his life. They seem in shock by the fact that his family is crumbling, hence their use of the word "suddenly." It also shows quite the dramatic persona and exaggeration by saying that 'everything' was suddenly out of tune.