The simile in the line "O my Luve's like the melodie"
The narrator, George Orwell, thought that "it would be murder to shoot an elephant." When he found the elephant, he did not want to kill it because he thought that it was no longer dangerous. But he still kills it because of the want to be a part or liked by the society. In short, he was "peer-pressured" by the people.
Calm somewhat bitter-sweet moments, the end
Habib (I remember taking this lesson... (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ
The symbol that is described in the excerpt is D. the casket, and it symbolizes the loss of Doodle.