I'm fairly sure the answer is hasty generalization
"It had a perfectly round door like a porthole" (page 15)
"They used to go up like great lilies and snapdragons and laburnums of fire and hang in the twilight all evening" (page 5)
"Because their feet grow natural leathery soles and thick warm brown hair like the stuff on their heads" (page 2)
"My armor is like tenfold shields..." (page 226)
Well an expository essay is a writing peice that explains your topic or whatever you plan to write about and when you write you can really use any method but it has to sound right and feel right.