Even more powerfully he uses similes that are later echoed by other similes or by occurrences or objects. He uses simple similes, often about natural phenomena, such as: “Then, like two scissors, they would cut him with their comments and their observations,” “she responded as do tightly reined horses she stopped short and the bit slipped from her teeth,” “The patch splintered into an infinity of stars and their silvery light seemed to slither all the way down like a headless snake covered with luminous scales,” “On Emma’s satin dress, as white as a ray of moonlight, the watered texture shimmered.” These images turn the tune of the story into a harmony.
There are many beautiful phrases in Madame Bovary as Gustave Flaubert uses the world around the characters to evoke something greater about their condition, but his similes are some of the most melodious description.
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