Let's begin by looking at the first thing that Captain
Torres says. His excalmation that it is "as hot as hell," is both a simile and an
example of hyperbole. Clearly it is not literally as hot as hell, but his simile helps
express the intense heat he feels. Later on, as the Baber internally debates whether he
should kill Captain Torres or not, note what he says:
No one deserves to have someone else make the
sacrifice of becoming a murderer. What do you gain by it? Nothing. Others come along and
still others, and the first ones kill the second ones, and they the next ones--and it
goes on like this until everything is a sea of
blood.
This last phrase,
"everything is a sea of blood," is actually a metaphor, as it compares this situation of
unrestrained vengeance to a sea of blood to emphasises the slaughter and bloodletting
that would occur in such a scenario. It is a metaphor because this comparison is
directly asserted, without the words "like" or "as."
A
simile is used to describe the blood that would emerge from Captain Torres if he did
kill him. The Barber says that so much blood would come from his body that it would
leave the shop and reach the street "like a scarlet stream," obviously emphasising the
quantity of blood that would emerge from Torres.
So, there
are a few examples. Now you can go back and re-read the book and hopefully identify a
few more. Good luck!
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