His (the doctor) eyes rested in puffy little hammocks of flesh and his mouth drooped with discontent.

Question

Figurative Language: What things are being compared: What the comparison shows:

Asked by stefanie m #329273 on 7/1/2013 9:24 AM

Last updated by kamile s #556811 on 9/25/2016 6:37 PM

Answered by jill d #170087 on 7/1/2013 9:51 AM

The doctor's puffy eyes are being compared to the folds in a hammock.

Answered by kamile s #556811 on 9/25/2016 6:37 PM

what is the technique ?

In the quote?