Use the excerpt from the poem "Late September" by Amy Lowell to answer the question.

Question

Warmth of earth, and cloudless wind

Tearing off the husky rind,

Blowing feathered seeds to fall

By the sun-baked, sheltering wall.

In three to five sentences, explain how the poet uses figurative language to express meaning in this stanza.

(4 points)

Answer 1

The poet uses personification by giving the wind the human-like ability to tear off the husky rind. The use of imagery describes the blowing of feathered seeds that fall on the sun-baked, sheltering wall. The figurative language enhances the idea that late September is the time of the year when nature is in a transitional phase, and the seeds falling on the sun-baked wall signify the end of growth and a coming season of rest.