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"the world had lost its boundary lines. my mother, who was small and soft, was now the strength of the family; my father, who was the rock on which the family had been built, was sobbing like the tiniest child. everything was suddenly out of tune, like a broken accordion. where did i fit into this crazy picture? "
identify an example of figurative language used in this paragraph and in about 75-100 words, discuss its meaning and impact.