Question

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. Which lines uses imagery to describe sound of a train? "In horrid, hooting stanza," "And lick the valleys up" "I like to see it lap the miles" "Then, punctual as a star,"

Answer 1

the answer is "In horrid hooting stanzas". hope this helps

Answer 2

"In horrid, hooting stanza,"

Step-by-step explanation:

The poem speaks of the train as if it were a horse. It speaks of its movement, the landscapes it encounters and when it stops. The poem can describe the train in a very light, poetic and melodious way, we can see the comparison of the train with the quiet and free riding of the horses. In a specific line from the poem, the author uses imagery to describe the sound of the train, that line is "In horrid, hooting stanza".

As you may already know, imagery is a language figure that seeks to influence the reader's senses (smell, hearing etc) through words.