something that Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine shared a similar purpose for writing was Common Sense
<span>She resists him at first but then warms up and begins to feel a connection with him.</span>
Parallelism.
Metaphors and similes are used to relate one thing to another; this sentence is not doing that. Parallelism is when similar devices are used in sentences to convey one story.
I'd recommend reading a review on the book describing the plot, and see what you can get from that.