A metaphor is connected to a simile. They are similar because they both compare things. A metaphor says one thing is another, a simile uses like or as to compare. They are connected because in the book the sniper it talks about his arm as if it were to be cut off. A metaphor would have said he is a bear in a trap armless. That is how a simile and a metaphor are connected.

A moral and a theme are connected. They both give ideas about the story. From the story the sniper the theme is the back ground of the story the overall idea. The moral expands on the idea and makes it something we can learn. In the story the theme is war, the moral of the story explains that war is risky and can hurt loved ones. That is how they are connected.