Which lines from the beginning of this poem use figurative language to describe the strength of the attacking ship, the Merrimac?
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“Then far away to the south uprose / A little feather of snow-white smoke,”
“Then far away to the south uprose / A little feather of snow-white smoke,”
“We are not idle, but send her straight. / Defiance back in a full broadside!”
“We are not idle, but send her straight. / Defiance back in a full broadside!”
“At anchor in Hampton Roads we lay, / On board of the Cumberland, sloop-of-war;”
“At anchor in Hampton Roads we lay, / On board of the Cumberland , sloop-of-war;”
“As hail rebounds from a roof of slate, / Rebounds our heavier hail / From each iron scale / Of the monster’s hide.”
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The lines that use figurative language to describe the strength of the attacking ship, the Merrimac, are:
“As hail rebounds from a roof of slate, / Rebounds our heavier hail / From each iron scale / Of the monster’s hide.”
This passage employs a simile comparing the Merrimac’s strength to a roof of slate, suggesting its formidable armor.
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