Question

Read "Tides" by Sara Teasdale. Which line in the poem uses a metaphor?

Love in my heart was a fresh tide flowing
Where the starlike sea gulls soar;
The sun was keen and the foam was blowing
High on the rocky shore.
But now in the dusk the tide is turning,
Lower the sea gulls soar,
And the waves that rose in resistless yearning
Are broken forevermore.

Answer 1

i would have to say that "and the waves that rose in resistless yearning are broken forevermore"because it said resistless yearning.if im wrong sorry.

Answer 2

Answer: Love in my heart was a fresh tide flowing.

Explanation: a metaphor is a figure of speech that consists in making a direct comparison between elements that aren't obviously related, in order to create an image in the reader's mind. In the given poem by Sara Teasdale we can see an example of a metaphor in the line "Love in my heart was a fresh tide flowing" this is a comparison between love and a tide flowing. Notice that the comparison is direct (it doesn't use the words "like" or "as).