Answer : explanation : topics for what tho
This is a simile. :)
Memory is like a fresh waterco...
Comparing Two unlike things with the words like or as
in this excerpt the candle symbolizes Ivan Illyich's approaching death.
Ivan
is thinking about his death and what will happen to him afterwards.
This is reflected in the candle falling to the floor. Because once there
was light from the candle, and since it falls that light is no more.
The burning out of the candle symbolizes death
