Paul uses a number of similes and metaphors to describe Eric. List at least three metaphors or similes that Paul uses. how do these comparisons help us to understand what Eric is truly like

I can provide one fore you. It can serve as both simile and metaphor.

"I'm in my room now, at the computer, listening to the sound of Erik kicking a football into a net in the backyard. It's a short, violent sound, like some big guys holding up some little guy and punching him over and over in the stomach. Poomph. Poomph. Poomph."