The realization hits me as if I were punched in the stomach.
0Spring is coming! In my yard, the small greening garden bushes light up like stars in the dark sky. Small white blossoms greet me as well. Rays of sunshine warm me up. Suddenly, I'm faced with a staggering truth. 01b00The realization hits me as if I were punched in the stomach02b00. In many ways, I'm like the flowers.02br 02br 00Hi,02br 02br 00Is it proper to think of the bolded part as "I realized this truth suddenly and painfully as if I were punched in the stomach?" Thanks.0-
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02br 00I don't think that the intended reference is 'painfully', so I would slight the author for using this simile. 0-
— Mister Micawber
02br 00I don't think that the intended reference is 'painfully', so I would slight the author for using this simile.
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0 .02br 00I don't think that the intended reference is 'painfully', so I would slight the author for using this simile. The following text may reveal some painful element of this realization, but the excerpt you have given us is all happiness and light.0-