What form of figurative language does the phase "as if she was a desert islander" demonstrate?

It demonstrates a smilie, because it uses as, which a simile is a figurative phrase including like or as.

repetition is used to emphasize a feeling or idea, create rhythm, and/or develop a sense of urgency.

in paragraph 6 of "sinners in the hands of an angry god" by jonathan edwards, he talks about how doing good things alone will not save men from going to hell because they're at the mercy of the will of god. "spiritual reform" provides men with a false sense of safety.