The sun wakes up,

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orange embers on the horizon.

Light strikes the buildings like flame.

The city yawns, stretches, awakes.

And like a spark catching, I, too,

start the day.

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Use the passage to answer the question.

Draw a conclusion about the author’s purpose for the use of figurative language in the last line.

(1 point)
Responses

The figurative language gives the sun human characteristics like the speaker in the poem.
The figurative language gives the sun human characteristics like the speaker in the poem.

The figurative language unites the sunrise, the waking city, and the speaker in one moment in time.
The figurative language unites the sunrise, the waking city, and the speaker in one moment in time.

The figurative language connects the city to the images of light in the poem.
The figurative language connects the city to the images of light in the poem.

The figurative language compares a spark to the speaker’s appearance.

Answer 1

The most appropriate response is:

The figurative language unites the sunrise, the waking city, and the speaker in one moment in time.

This conclusion highlights how the imagery of the sunrise and the city awakening is connected to the speaker's own experience of starting the day, suggesting a shared sense of renewal and energy in the beginning of the day.