Question
Paul rivera's ride
Use the passage from Paul Rivera's ride by Henry Wadsworth. Longfellow to answer the question at this point. In the poem, Paul Rivera's friend looks at a tale from a church tower. Drag each item to indicate whether it is a simile,metaphor or personification.
Simile. Metaphor. Personification
" Beneath, in the churchyard, lay the dead./ In their night encampment on the hill,"
" Taht he could hear, like a sentinels tread,"
" The watchful night-wind, as it went/ creeping along from tent to tent,/ and seeming to whisper, "All is well!"
" The watchful night-wind, as it went.... seeming to whisper, "All is well!"
"On the rising tide, like a bridge of boats."
Use the passage from Paul Rivera's ride by Henry Wadsworth. Longfellow to answer the question at this point. In the poem, Paul Rivera's friend looks at a tale from a church tower. Drag each item to indicate whether it is a simile,metaphor or personification.
Simile. Metaphor. Personification
" Beneath, in the churchyard, lay the dead./ In their night encampment on the hill,"
" Taht he could hear, like a sentinels tread,"
" The watchful night-wind, as it went/ creeping along from tent to tent,/ and seeming to whisper, "All is well!"
" The watchful night-wind, as it went.... seeming to whisper, "All is well!"
"On the rising tide, like a bridge of boats."
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Here’s how the items in the passage can be categorized:
**Simile:**
- "That he could hear, like a sentinel's tread,"
- "On the rising tide, like a bridge of boats."
**Metaphor:**
- "Beneath, in the churchyard, lay the dead./ In their night encampment on the hill,"
**Personification:**
- "The watchful night-wind, as it went/ creeping along from tent to tent,/ and seeming to whisper, 'All is well!'"
- "The watchful night-wind, as it went.... seeming to whisper, 'All is well!'"
Note that the last two entries refer to the same personification of the night-wind, emphasizing its watchfulness and ability to whisper.
**Simile:**
- "That he could hear, like a sentinel's tread,"
- "On the rising tide, like a bridge of boats."
**Metaphor:**
- "Beneath, in the churchyard, lay the dead./ In their night encampment on the hill,"
**Personification:**
- "The watchful night-wind, as it went/ creeping along from tent to tent,/ and seeming to whisper, 'All is well!'"
- "The watchful night-wind, as it went.... seeming to whisper, 'All is well!'"
Note that the last two entries refer to the same personification of the night-wind, emphasizing its watchfulness and ability to whisper.
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