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ELA 11 A Semester Exam
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Question
Use these lines from the poem “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe to answer the question.

(1) Nothing farther then he uttered—not a feather then he fluttered—
(2) Till I scarcely more than muttered “Other friends have flown before—
(3) On the morrow he will leave me, as my Hopes have flown before.”
(4) Then the bird said “Nevermore.”
What type of figurative language does Poe use in the second line of this excerpt?

(1 point)
Responses

metaphor
metaphor

personification
personification

hyperbole
hyperbole

implied metaphor
implied metaphor
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Answer 1

In the second line of the excerpt from “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe, the phrase “Other friends have flown before” contains an example of **personification**. The line implies that friends—like hopes—can "fly," which gives human-like qualities to the idea of friendship. Thus, the correct response is:

**personification**