The constant rain had turned the soccer field into a mire, filled with slushy mud that would trap your feet and pull you down.
Neither coach wanted to let her team play in such a swamp.
I believe these are the two sentences that show you what more means. Hope I helped!
The figurative language is “like a ball”. It’s an simile since he’s comparing the fall to a rolling ball. Well he’s comparing the way he fell like an ball rolling down the stairs.
If you could attach the passage, I would be able to help you out more
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Maybe it was bcos of the background of the story and hw it was written
I believe it is Irony but I'm not completely sure.
