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.

i’m writing a memoir and i’ve been given the great suggestion of placing a ‘sub-narrative’ within some of the chapters – sort of, what was going on with me in the grand scheme of things.

i was wondering how to format this so that it is very obvious we are stepping out the of story.

firstly is a change in font from serif to sans workable? i also use dashes for a scene change. was thinking of using a different scene-changer too.

here’s a (shortened) example:

university – or what’s known as ‘uni’ in australia – were some of the best days of my life. where else do you get to potter around in a great location, have very little responsibility, learn lots of things, do lots of things and walk out four years later with a bonus – a degree!

with my university years i had immersed myself into community of intelligent ambitious people. generally everyone had a confidence about themselves. they knew where they were going in life and weren’t threatened by others.

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next normal paragraph continues here…

(sorry couldn’t show the fonts in this comment field)

too much?

where is the chart

then , i can