Simile

"The sexophones wailed like melodious cats under the moon, moaned into the alto and tenor registers as though little death were upon them." Page 76

The sounds produced by the sexophones is being compared to that of wailing cats. Huxley intriguingly compared a melodious noise with a harsh and dissonant sensation many are familiar with. Why did he combine these two anomalies of auditory pleasure and pain? It isn't apparent right now. However, it does make one wonder at this incredible sound. Is it pleasant? Or is it rough and loud? Yet again Huxley effectively helps the reader immerse themselves in the scene, even to the point of hearing this music. His use of similes is just another of his tools for his deeply descriptive writing.