Question

Excerpt:

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.”
Question: Use these lines from the poem “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe to answer the question. What type of figurative language does Poe use in the second line of this excerpt?
✅ Answer Options (Responses)
The options are:

( ) hyperbole

( ) implied metaphor

( ) personification

( ) metaphor

Answer 1

( X ) implied metaphor

Explanation: "Other friends have flown before" compares friends to birds by using the verb "flown" without saying "are" or using "like/as," so the comparison is implied rather than stated outright.