You, you said the word " I ", so you are the first subject.
<span>This entire passage directly relates to Mrs. Mallard's realization that she is free. It's not that she didn't love her husband, it's the fact that as a wife, her actions were limited. Limited by her husband, by convention, as well as by society. With his death, she is merely a widow.... someone to be humored and left to her own devices. She sees the outdoors as an unlimited future.</span>
Simile. Similes use "like" or "as" to compare different things
