Question

The moon is broken like a mirror, its pieces flash now in the crown of the tallest oak.

1. Identify the figure of speech used in the first line.
2. Explain the image of the moon as a ‘broken mirror’.
3. What was the sight of the moon like before?

Answer 1

1) Simile

2) The pieces of the moon are shattered like the broken uneven pieces of a mirror.

3) The moon was a whole sphere, reflecting the widespread of light from its spherical surface