How does the narrator's use of the simile in this line from paragraph 3 affect the passage? it’s like they’re inching along a malfunctioning assembly line that’s churning out mismatched pairs of feet; it paints a funny picture of the narrator’s visual perspective. it shows that the narrator's complaint about the diving board applies to other areas of life. it makes a social commentary about the misery of factory work. it lets the reader know that the narrator doesn’t like today's styles.

It paints a funny picture of the narrator’s visual perspective.

The simile in this passage (the assembly line churning out mismatched pairs of feet) is intended to paint a funny picture of the narrator's visual perspective. It is clear that the assembly line did not actually produce mismatched pairs of feet. Instead, the simile shows us the point of view of the character, even if his perspective is an unusual one.

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the contrast between a clear and understood meaning is that the clear meaning of a poem is that the detail is exactly defined. nothing is left to (understanding/ explanation). an understood meaning is a suggested meaning. kabir's poetry is both clear and understood in that it can be understood/explained on different levels. the clear meaning leaves nothing to (understanding/ explanation) while the understood meaning leaves lots open to (understanding/ explanation). an example of this is found in the poem "rumi and the (related to religion or the soul) lover".

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