"He was as akward as a clown"(3) simile When he say these quote i honestly think he is meaning it wasn't easy to talk to him. He did not know how to make the conversation keep going. "He closed his eyes as if to scape" (4) simile He closed his eyes and he imagined this was not happening to him. He closed him because it helped him forget reality. "And tears like drops of wax, flowed from his eyes"(7) Simile Tears came down his eyes like tears of wax. He was crying, he's life was sad. "A calm reassuring and blew through our home"(6) Personafication The wind is his problems and blowing his home meaning he had to leave and had many problems. He was weak. "Fear was gather than hungery"(59) methaphor fear was bigger than them being hungry. They would forget about being hungry because they were really scared. "The bell. It was ready..." (73) personification The bell ranged which we were ready to listen and get food. "We can begin! As if this were a game".(72) simile They were treated bad. They would tell them to begin and to hurry to work life if it was easy. "Run as if you had the devil at your heels"(71) Myperbole Run as fast as you cant without stoping. "Some thousands men had come to participate in a solemn service, including..."(67) Symbolism All prisoner had to work , as hard as they could. Without saying anything to get them mad. "Thousands of lips repeated the benediction, bent over like tree's in a storm"(67) simile Many of us repeated what they said, having a hope of something good in this terrible dream.