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This is a simile.
The word 'like' makes it a simile instead of a metaphor. In this excerpt from "marigolds," The narrator is describing their mother's voice as calm and soothing by saying it sounds "like a cool, dark room in summer...." This adds to the overall characterization because the reader can better understand what the mother's voice sounds like. It creates a picture inside your head.
Conflict avoidance is a person's method of reacting to conflict, which attempts to avoid directly confronting the issue at hand. Methods of doing this can include changing the subject, putting off a discussion until later, or simply not bringing up the subject of contention.
Inquire mean to ask questions or ask for clarification.
Show your maturity by making a request and following through with actions. Instead of saying, “I deserve it!” or “Why aren't you giving me what I want?”, say “I would like to tell you that I really want something, and I would like you to hear me out.” or something close to that. In other words, you have to be kind and always try to have the right solutions to problems. Also, to know when to act kind in situations or in perfect moments to show how mature you are.
People might lose contact of each other if one or the other moves, or they are online friends, and one blocks the other. Or they might not be friends anymore so the ignore each other.
I hope I helped. :-)
