The answer is Independent clause
Reading I’m guessing would be the verb because it’s the action word.
"It had a perfectly round door like a porthole" (page 15)
"They used to go up like great lilies and snapdragons and laburnums of fire and hang in the twilight all evening" (page 5)
"Because their feet grow natural leathery soles and thick warm brown hair like the stuff on their heads" (page 2)
"My armor is like tenfold shields..." (page 226)
A statement used to persuade. <span>Logos mostly employs the use of inductive and deductive reasoning methods to be effective.</span>