Question

(1) Ghost Lake’s a dark lake, a deep lake and cold:

(2) Ice black as ebony, frostily scrolled;

(3) Far in its shadows a faint sound whirs;

(4) Steep stand the sentineled deep, dark firs.


(5) A brisk sound, a swift sound, a ring-tinkle-ring;

(6) Flit-flit,--a shadow with a stoop and a swing,

(7) Flies from the shadow through the crackling cold.

(8) Ghost Lake’s a deep lake, a dark lake and old!



"The Skater of Ghost Lake", by William Rose Benét

Question
Use lines 1 to 8 to answer the question.

Which line contains a simile?

(1 point)
Responses

(2) “Ice black as ebony, frostily scrolled”
(2) “Ice black as ebony, frostily scrolled”

(1) “Ghost Lake’s a dark lake, a deep lake and cold”
(1) “Ghost Lake’s a dark lake, a deep lake and cold”

(4) “Steep stand the sentineled deep, dark firs”
(4) “Steep stand the sentineled deep, dark firs”

(5) “A brisk sound, a swift sound, a ring-tinkle-ring”

Answer 1

The line that contains a simile is:

**(2) “Ice black as ebony, frostily scrolled”**

A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things using the word "as" or "like." In this case, the ice is compared to ebony using "as."