Simile
The Judge looked at a victim "as a collector fixes his insect with formalin" (1).
Simile
Mr. Ikedi says a man who behaves poorly is "like rain wasted in a forest" (12).
Simile
Soldiers are "as strong as lions because of the injections they were given in the army" (15).
Simile
The old Englishwoman was "groaning and creaking like old machinery gone rusty from standing in the rain" (40).
Metaphor
The wounding of Obi's mother is a metaphor for the severing of Obi from his heritage, as Obi's mother is his connection to his Nigerian past.
