Question

"An awful tempest mashed the air"

By: Emily Dickinson


An awful tempest mashed the air,
The clouds were gaunt and few;
A black, as of a spectre's cloak,
Hid heaven and earth from view.

The simile in line three suggests that
A) the speaker is going to die.
B) the speaker wears a black coat.
C) the darkness divides heaven from earth.
D) the darkness seems like a coat on a ghost.

Answer 1

Answer:d

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The answer is D.

Step-by-step explanation:

A black, as of a spectre's cloak,

is most similar to

D) the darkness seems like a coat on a ghost.