Question

Read these lines from "The Railway Train" by Emily Dickinson.

I like to see it lap the miles,

And lick the valleys up,

And stop to feed itself at tanks

Which words are used to personify the train in this poem?

like and stop
lick and feed
valleys and tanks
miles and itself

Answer 1

The words used to personify the train in Emily Dickinson's "The Railway Train" are **lick and feed**. These actions attribute human-like qualities to the train, suggesting it is consuming or interacting with the landscape in a lively, animated way.