What is being compared in "repair the leaks in their eyes"?

1
What does oppressive mean in "they would squint ... into the dense, oppressive sunlight."?
The sun almost blinds them
The sun offends them
2
What kind of figurative language is "the world would take on the old logic"?
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
3
What is being compared in "repair the leaks in their eyes"?
eyes to plumbing
tears to leaks
Wiping away the tears to repairs
4
"They were actors". What does this compare?
The soldiers actions to acting
The soldiers acting skills
5
How does the repitition of 'and' in paragraph 1 affect the tone of the paragraph?
It created an atmosphere of panic
It creates a cheerful tone

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What kind of figurative language is "the world would take on the old logic"?

What does oppressive mean in "they would squint ... into the dense, oppressive sunlight."?

The Things They Carried: Literary devices Kevin Pham

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Answers

1
What does oppressive mean in "they would squint ... into the dense, oppressive sunlight."?
The sun almost blinds them
The sun offends them
2
What kind of figurative language is "the world would take on the old logic"?
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
3
What is being compared in "repair the leaks in their eyes"?
eyes to plumbing
tears to leaks
Wiping away the tears to repairs
4
"They were actors". What does this compare?
The soldiers actions to acting
The soldiers acting skills
5
How does the repitition of 'and' in paragraph 1 affect the tone of the paragraph?
It created an atmosphere of panic
It creates a cheerful tone