whats the language terminologies and features in this part of the extract?

Question

Through the antique glass, Rosie watched them stretch and shrink as they moved, as if she were looking through ripples. She closed her eyes, glad of a moment of calm after the trauma of the last few days. Letting go of the plate she was holding, she spread her tense fingers, allowing the warmth of the water to soothe her. When she opened her eyes, another child was there. Rosie had made a quick check of the unfamiliar garden before letting the children go out

Answer 1

The primary literary device in this passage is imagery. Through details such as "antique glass," "stretch and shrink," "ripples," "tense fingers," and "warmth," the author paints a rich picture of what Rosie sees and feels. There is a simile (a comparison using "like" or "as") when she likens the view from the glass to being "as if she were looking through ripples." This passage also employs juxtaposition between a state of serenity and of agitation. The "calm" she is experiencing comes after recent "trauma;" her "tense" fingers spread and she is "soothe(d)" by the water. The description of the ripples may even serve as a metaphor for her state of mind, as it "stretch(es) and shrink(s)," moving from a feeling of unease to one of calm like ripples through this passage.