The passing time
The narrator compares how chunks of time passed to meteorites in a universe predicated on repetition. In this way, a sense of how quickly time passed is evoked in the reader. The narrator notes: "I had not yet learned to appreciate the slowly gliding drift of identical things; chunks of time spun past me like meteorites in a universe predicated on repetition."
An excellent game
The narrator compares how well they played on the night of Norgene's to magnificent gods. The use of the simile emphasizes how splendid and superb the game had been. The narrator notes: "We took the field on the night of Norgene's memorial game and played like magnificent young gods..."
The stadium
The stadium's shape is brought out via a simile in which it is compared to a horseshoe. The simile enhances the development of a mental image of the stadium in the reader's subconscious and thus enhances the comparison's appeal. The narrator notes: "The place seemed fairly new. It was shaped like a horseshoe and probably seated about 22,000."
Mike Mallon's chugging
A simile is used to compare Mike Mallon's chugging to that of a train. The use of the comparison enhances imagery while also alluding to Mallon's slow movement. The narrator notes: "He came down on top of me, breathing into my face, chugging like a train."
"…moths circling me like vultures…"
The narrator compares the movement of moths around him wearing his two-button suit to the circling of vultures. He notes: "… they'll see me walking 'around in my frayed two-button suit that I've worn since high school with moths circling me like vultures…" The narrator's use of this simile enhances the reader's conceptualization of the underlying imagery.
