Question

Read the following poem and answer the question that follows.

"I Like to See it Lap the Miles" by Emily Dickinson

I like to see it lap the miles,
And lick the valleys up,
And stop to feed itself at tanks;
And then, prodigious, step

Around a pile of mountains,
And, supercilious, peer
In shanties by the sides of roads;
And then a quarry pare

To fit its sides, and crawl between,
Complaining all the while
In horrid, hooting stanza;
Then chase itself down hill

And neigh like Boanerges;
Then, punctual as a star,
Stop—docile and omnipotent—
At its own stable door.

This poem describes a train as if it were a horse. What literary device does the poet use in this poem?

A. Apostrophe

B. Extended simile

C. Misery

D. Extended metaphor

Answer 1

I think is B... But im not sure...

Answer 2

Although there is a simile in this poem, it's an extended metaphor.

http://www.dailywritingtips.com/what-is-the-difference-between-metaphor-and-simile/

Answer 3

Read the following poem and answer the question that follows.

"Fame is a Bee," by Emily Dickinson

Fame is a bee,
It has a song—
It has a sting—
Ah, too, it has a wing.

Of what literary device is this poem an example?

A. Extended metaphor

B. Onomatopoeia

C. Extended simile

D. Apostrophe




So that means, that this one is C... Am i right?

Answer 4

No.

I'm disappointed that you didn't read the link I posted for you.