The next snippet is our first comparison.
This one is a straightforward comparison: here's an example of a good situation, now compare that to my bad situation!
God, in pity, made man beautiful and alluring, after his own image; but my form is a filthy type of yours, more horrid even from the very resemblance.
This snippet has two clauses each with a similar structure.
Clause 1
Connection: ; but
Clause 2
Diamond’s room is just a pile of clothes and food, with literal rats in it; but my room is now like this weird clinical fantasy of yours, and all my stuff is gone.
You’re all sitting in your gaming chairs safe at home, with sweet lighting and surround sound; but I’m in a gelatinous pod somewhere past the Oort Cloud.
