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Pa is ashamed of himself because he’s irritated by the fact that Noah is quiet and slow, in contrast to Ma, who has unconditional love for al members of her family.
IThe metaphor affects the meaning in the sense that it is not at all helping the other features in showing positive emotions. In this case the feelings are not so positive. the author says that the moon is quiet, dark and it is tattoo on the sea. The author is showing that moon is acting differently. The moon becomes the spoiler of the scene.
