What does that mean when he says guilty talking to your brother right now would be like pushing water uphill with the rake sun what type of figurative languages is the dad using with a specific name

Question

in the book the crossover

Answer 1

The phrase "guilty talking to your brother right now would be like pushing water uphill with a rake" is an example of a simile. This is because it uses the word "like" to make a comparison between two seemingly contrasting actions - feeling guilty while talking to one's brother and pushing water uphill with a rake, which implies great difficulty or impossibility.