Question

The cricket sang,

 And set the sun,

And workmen finished, one by one,

Their seam the day upon.

The low grass loaded with the dew,

The twilight stood as strangers do

With hat in hand, polite and new,

 To stay as if, or go.

A vastness, as a neighbor, came,—

A wisdom without face or name,

A peace, as hemispheres at home,—

And so the night became.

 

In 1-2 sentences, explain how figurative language such as use of metaphor and simile can help a reader create meaning.
Answer in a 7th graders words

Answer 1

Metaphors and similes compare one thing to another (similes use "like" or "as") to create clear pictures and feelings in your mind. That helps you understand ideas faster and connect emotionally because it links something new to something you already know.