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?

hyperbole
personification
metaphor
implied metaphor

Answer 1

Implied metaphor.

Poe compares his friends to birds indirectly by saying they "have flown before"—the comparison is suggested rather than stated outright, so it’s an implied metaphor.