parallel structure:
I have clear memories ofthat sort of life…on the tracks of the trolley.... (Para.6)
metaphor: And then there were books , a kind of parallel universe…
( Para.7 )
alliteration: hale and heartiness( Para.11)
symbol:
e.g. the club chair, the girl
comparison and contrast:
e.g. Reading for pleasure, spurred on by some interior compulsion, became as suspect as getting on the subway toride aimlessly from place to place. (para. 12)
simile and metaphor:
e.g. My perfect island.