Use this excerpt from “Araby” by James Joyce to answer the question.

Question

The career of our play brought us through the dark muddy lanes behind the houses where we ran the gauntlet of the rough tribes from the cottages, to the back doors of the dark dripping gardens where odours arose from the ashpits, to the dark odorous stables where a coachman smoothed and combed the horse or shook music from the buckled harness.

Which words from this excerpt help to form an implied metaphor?

Select two correct answers.

(1 point)
Responses

rough tribes from the cottages
rough tribes from the cottages

shook music from the buckled harness
shook music from the buckled harness

dark muddy lanes
dark muddy lanes

where odors arose from the ashpits
where odors arose from the ashpits

dark odorous stables

Answer 1

The two correct answers that help to form an implied metaphor from the excerpt are:

1. shook music from the buckled harness
2. rough tribes from the cottages

These phrases suggest non-literal meanings, contributing to the metaphorical language in the passage.