In the short story "A Visit of Charity" by Eudora Welty, Welty uses the stylistic technique of similes to describe and create a vivid idea of the charaters and setting. For example, Welty writes the simile "Everything was silent until, behind one of the doors, an old lady of some kind cleared her throat like a sheep bleating. ". By the author comparing the old lady to a sheep, the reader can visulize that the old lady's personality and that she is somewhat on-edge and lives a free lifestyle. Comparing the old lady to a sheep also allows the reader to understand that she may seem apealing at first, but has an odd/cruel personality. Another example that demostrates the stylistic technique of a simile is in paragraft 14, which helps develoup