The chief's neck
The imagery of the chief's rattling neck is made apparent via the use of a simile. The narrator notes: "Inside a wide and grubby shirt collar, his neck rattled around like a turtle's, giving him the impression of a child dressed up in his parents' clothes." The use of the simile thus enhances the conceptualization of the behavior of the chief's neck inside the grubby collar and thus enhances imagery.
Fear
The constant and nagging of fear in the narrator throughout the journey is made explicit via the use of a simile. The narrator: "Throughout my journey, fear had been a constant, nagging away like a ringing in the ears." In this way, the constant fear felt by the narrator is emphasized through the direct comparison.
The hunter's barking
The barking of the hunter in his tattered clothes is brought out via imagery. The narrator compares the sounds he makes to a dog's barking, a comparison that enhances imagery. The narrator notes: "In his tattered clothes, he jigged about on the water's edge, barking like a dog to show how his pack had chased the animal clown before he had dispatched it with a spear."
The imagery of the column of ants
The narrator explains the imagery of the column of black ants through a simile. The narrator notes: "I spotted a long, thin black line that looked like a gunpowder trail from a western movie." The comparison enhances a deeper conception of the long black line, the trail of ants.
Sridar's swaying head
The narrator enhances the imagery of Sridar's swaying head through the use of a simile. Sridar's swaying head is directly likened to that of a bobbin. The narrator notes: "…Sridar, a deferential Indian in his late twenties who swayed his head like a bobbin when he spoke."
