Part A

Question

Read these lines from the poem.

The moral is clearer than crystal
Transparent as glass in the sun: (lines 31-32)
Which of the following describes the figurative language used in these lines?
Answer choices for the above question

simile

repetition

metaphor

oxymoron

Answer 1

The figurative language used in the lines "The moral is clearer than crystal / Transparent as glass in the sun:" is an example of simile. Similes use the words "like" or "as" to compare two different things, and in this case, the clarity of the moral is being compared to crystal and glass using "clearer than" and "as."