What does the word part patri- mean? adulthood childhood maternal paternal

A combining form meaning "father," occurring originally in loanwords from Greek and Latin (patriarch; patrician), and used in the formation of new compounds.

SIMILE is the form of figurative language used.

Simile is the comparison of one thing to another thing of different kind to give emphasis on its description. The use of "like a" or "as (adjective) as a" denotes the use of simile.

The paper was compared to a hatbrim. Daily paper tilted like a hatbrim.