milkweed novel by jery spinelli

Question

the literary devices
the streetlight were like moons cupped in iron fingers what is being compared?

Answer 1

This is a simile. He is comparing the street light to a moon being held in an iron fingered hand. The light itself is round. The container for the light looks like iron fingers.

Answer 2

continue milkeed jerry spilleni the sentence
the steetlights were like moons cupped in iron fingers
what does this reaveal about the narrator`s view of the world around him?

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