Question

Use these lines from the poem “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe to answer the question.

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

(1 point)
Responses

hyperbole
hyperbole

metaphor
metaphor

personification
personification

implied metaphor

Answer 1

metaphor

Poe compares friends leaving to birds flying away (“Other friends have flown before”) — a direct comparison without using like or as.