Question
Read the excerpt from "The Dew and the Bird" by Alexander Posey. Then, answer the question that follows.
There is more glory in a drop of dew,
That shineth only for an hour,
Than there is in the pomp of earth's great Kings
Within the noonday of their power.
Select the statement that best explains the author's use of figurative language in the stanza above.
Posey uses a simile to compare a king's short-lived power to a clock at noonday.
Posey uses an allusion to teach the reader about the king's duties and power.
Posey uses hyperbole to emphasize and exaggerate the magnificent beauty of nature in comparison to the power of kings.
Posey uses meiosis to understate how he feels about nature and how unimportant it seems when compared to the power of a king.
There is more glory in a drop of dew,
That shineth only for an hour,
Than there is in the pomp of earth's great Kings
Within the noonday of their power.
Select the statement that best explains the author's use of figurative language in the stanza above.
Posey uses a simile to compare a king's short-lived power to a clock at noonday.
Posey uses an allusion to teach the reader about the king's duties and power.
Posey uses hyperbole to emphasize and exaggerate the magnificent beauty of nature in comparison to the power of kings.
Posey uses meiosis to understate how he feels about nature and how unimportant it seems when compared to the power of a king.
Answers
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The statement that best explains the author's use of figurative language in the stanza is:
**Posey uses hyperbole to emphasize and exaggerate the magnificent beauty of nature in comparison to the power of kings.**
This choice highlights the contrast between the temporary beauty of a drop of dew and the fleeting power of kings, suggesting that even something small and brief can hold greater glory than great earthly power.
**Posey uses hyperbole to emphasize and exaggerate the magnificent beauty of nature in comparison to the power of kings.**
This choice highlights the contrast between the temporary beauty of a drop of dew and the fleeting power of kings, suggesting that even something small and brief can hold greater glory than great earthly power.