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?

Responses

hyperbole
hyperbole - no response given

personification
personification - no response given

implied metaphor
implied metaphor - no response given

metaphor

Answer 1

Implied metaphor.

Explanation: "Other friends have flown before" compares friends who left to birds that fly, without using "like" or "as" or stating the comparison outright, so the bird-as-friend image is suggested rather than explicitly stated.