On page 324, in the 5th edition, 311 in the 6th edition, or 318 in the 7th edition, the narrator claims that the shape in the wallpaper is like a woman
stooping down and creeping about behind that pattern." What kind of
figurative language is she using?

The sentence needs a descriptor of exactly "what" will happen at gurley and marina. in this case, it is the light at the intersection turning green. in this case, the sentence could be rewritten as "the light at the intersection of gurley and montezuma will turn green exactly three seconds after the light at the intersection of gurley and marina."