Hi.

Question

I have to do a column on a paper and I needed a little help deciding where these two lines should go..

The poem is Sympathy by
Paul Laurence Dunbar

" Till its blood is red on the cruel bars; "

and

"When he beats his bars and he would be free"

Here are my answers so far..

simile:
And the river flows like a stream of glass;

repetition:
And a pain still throbs in the old, old scars

alliteration:
'And the faint perfume from its chalice steals--
"When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,--"

personification:
"When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass"

If you could also check to see if Im correct, Id be so thankful.

Answer 1

alliteration:
'And the faint perfume from its chalice steals-- "

"When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,--"

Answer 2

I don't hear alliteration or see personification in those lines. The first two are correct.

Answer 3

alliteration

(w)when .. his (wing) ?

and for

personification

the wing stirs ???

and I was thinking that
"the faint perfume from its chalice steals" .. could be personification but I don't know. I looked it up, and the websites did say I was correct
I just don't know where I should put

" Till its blood is red on the cruel bars; "
and
"When he beats his bars and he would be free"

Answer 4

but When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass"
can be alliteration

Answer 5

Myanswers are..
still don't know where to put the others.

simile:
And the river flows like a stream of glass;

repetition:
And a pain still throbs in the old,

old scarsWhen his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,--

alliteration:
When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass,

personification:
And the faint perfume from its chalice steals--

Answer 6

Sorry ... phone call.

I agree with your simile and alliteration. I also agree with the first line of your repetition.

I'd have to see more to decide about personification.

Answer 7

The second line where you have "repetition" includes more alliteration. Do you hear it?

Answer 8

I don't know what those words mean and I'm in fifth grade

Answer 9

I liked my own comment (=o=)