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
4 answers
I think is B... But im not sure...
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/
http://www.dailywritingtips.com/what-is-the-difference-between-metaphor-and-simile/
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?
"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?
No.
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I'm disappointed that you didn't read the link I posted for you.