The first pair, fourth pair, and fifth pair can be used to contrast the careers of writers and editors.
(this goes for the picture u have put in. if you need me to choose from the text you listed i can also do that) Hope that helped, if you don't understand, you can comment below and i'll edit it.
Answer:
the answer is below
Explanation:
giving the impression that the main character is speaking to herself, reviewing what she has done.
Old :
Spiritual, mental wellbeing, health, the past, nobility.
Settled:
Strong, powerful, stability, control (of things), relaxed, conscious.
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.
since a simile is where you compare 2 things i imagine the similie would be somwhere were he is talking about the maple tree. "before your could say jack robbison they have gone and grown alot bigger than you ever thought they could"
i had some trouble looking for it and thats all that makes sense for the similie i belive.