Question

Source: Momaday, N. Scott. “Simile.” The Language of Literature. New York: McDougal Littell, 2006. 265. Print.

 

Which of the following techniques does this poem use?

I. simile

II. sensory imagery

III. allusion

Answer 1

The correct answer would be: l and ll

simile; a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.

Answer 2

Options I and II. The poem "Simile" uses the literary techniques of simile and sensory imagery.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the poem "Simile" written by author N.Scott there are two figures of speech used, the first one, as the title of the poem indicates, is a simile. The entire poem is a simile as it is a direct comparison between two things that are not, by their nature, similar in the first place. The author compares the recipient of the poem and himself, to a deer. The second figure of speech used in the poem, is sensory imagery, as the author describes a deer using vivid phrases that appeal to the senses of the reader, such as "we are as the deer, who walk in a single line, with heads high".