This is called point of view
The excerpt is an example of dramatic irony, as the audience knows something that Jim does not.
The simile in the passage is in the sentence “He strained his eyes in the direction from which the reports had come, but it was like trying to see through a blanket.”
it is saying that he couldn’t see anything, which is why it is being compared to seeing through a blanket.
Answer:
Condensation is the right answer !
Explanation:
I believe this is the diagram you're talking about !