Paul rivera's ride

Question

Use the passage from Paul Rivera's ride by Henry Wadsworth. Longfellow to answer the question at this point. In the poem, Paul Rivera's friend looks at a tale from a church tower. Drag each item to indicate whether it is a simile,metaphor or personification.

Simile. Metaphor. Personification

" Beneath, in the churchyard, lay the dead./ In their night encampment on the hill,"
" Taht he could hear, like a sentinels tread,"
" The watchful night-wind, as it went/ creeping along from tent to tent,/ and seeming to whisper, "All is well!"
" The watchful night-wind, as it went.... seeming to whisper, "All is well!"
"On the rising tide, like a bridge of boats."

Answer 1

Here’s how the items in the passage can be categorized:

Simile:

• "That he could hear, like a sentinel's tread,"
• "On the rising tide, like a bridge of boats."

Metaphor:

• "Beneath, in the churchyard, lay the dead./ In their night encampment on the hill,"

Personification:

• "The watchful night-wind, as it went/ creeping along from tent to tent,/ and seeming to whisper, 'All is well!'"
• "The watchful night-wind, as it went.... seeming to whisper, 'All is well!'"

Note that the last two entries refer to the same personification of the night-wind, emphasizing its watchfulness and ability to whisper.