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A simile is being used. Grendel is comparing "him" to a "fly" using like or as
I would say "Laurie’s lack of ambition" however I'm not too sure, hope it possibly helps.
Answer:
It compares the frozen crystals to delicately lacy snowflakes having an unexpected strength.
Explanation:
A Metaphor may be defined as a figure of speech where a phrase or a word is applied to an action or an object to which it can not literally or directly applicable.
In the excerpt that has been given in the question, there is a direct comparison made for the frozen crystals. They look very soft and fine when we look at them but they are hard substances in real. They seems like a deceitful foe to be friends to the city.
