Ok so go into your book and find a simple how you find smiles are a figurative speech
Example
We were Jumping lillypad to lillypad like frogs.
Answer:
Explanation:
It's an understatement.
It is not an allegory: nothing is being referred back to.
It is not a metaphor: nothing is being compared to anything else.
It is not symbolic: nothing is taking the place of something else.
He is simply stating a fact while looking at a blast furnace.
The quote "more like a king, composed, farther and farther on" has a very important meaning. It is saying that you should, rather than be shy, or to not have pride in one's self, instead compose yourself "more like a king". It is saying that you should be proud, and that you should carry yourself in a way that makes others admire you, because you have pride in yourself.
Is there a passage to read???