How does Emily Dickinson use imagery in these lines from Musicians Wrestle Everywhere to paint a vivid picture of the sounds she hears around her?
MUSICIANS wrestle everywhere:
All day, among the crowded air,
I hear the silver strife;
A)by describing the strife as silver she implies that she hears mostly silver colored instruments
B)by describing the wrestling musicians she lets us know the musicians are not playing music, but fighting among themselves and this is what she hears
C)all three lines imply that it is very quiet where she is standing
D)by describing the air as crowded she implies there is a lot of noise around her
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And silver has value, so she values the music she hears in nature. I think you are correct.