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A bird came down the walk—
He did not know I saw—
He bit an angle-worm in halves
And ate the fellow, raw,
And then he drank a dew
From a convenient grass—
And then hopped sidewise to the Wall
To let a beetle pass—
He glanced with rapid eyes
That hurried all around—
They looked like frightened beads, I thought—
He stirred his velvet head
Like one in danger, cautious,
I offered him a crumb
And he unrolled his feathers
And rowed him softer home—
Than oars divide the ocean,
Too silver for a seam—
Or butterflies, off banks of noon
Leap, plashless as they swim.
What type of figurative language is used in line 11?
He did not know I saw—
He bit an angle-worm in halves
And ate the fellow, raw,
And then he drank a dew
From a convenient grass—
And then hopped sidewise to the Wall
To let a beetle pass—
He glanced with rapid eyes
That hurried all around—
They looked like frightened beads, I thought—
He stirred his velvet head
Like one in danger, cautious,
I offered him a crumb
And he unrolled his feathers
And rowed him softer home—
Than oars divide the ocean,
Too silver for a seam—
Or butterflies, off banks of noon
Leap, plashless as they swim.
What type of figurative language is used in line 11?
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In line 11 of the poem, "He glanced with rapid eyes / That hurried all around—," the figurative language used is **simile**. The eyes are compared to "frightened beads," suggesting a quick, darting motion that conveys the bird's alertness and caution. This comparison creates a vivid image, emphasizing the bird's wary behavior.
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