Question

Read the excerpt below from the poem “I Knew a Woman” by Theodore Roethke and answer the question that follows.

Let seed be grass, and grass turn into hay:
I’m martyr to a motion not my own;
What’s freedom for? To know eternity.
I swear she cast a shadow white as stone.
But who would count eternity in days?
These old bones live to learn her wanton ways:
(I measure time by how a body sways).

Source: Roethke, Theodore. “I Knew a Woman.” The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke. New York: Random House Inc., 1961. Poetry Foundation. Web. 9 June 2011.



Which excerpt is a simile that indicates a thoughtful mood?

“Let seed be grass, and grass turn into hay:”
“(I measure time by how a body sways).”
“These old bones live to learn her wanton ways:”
“I swear she cast a shadow white as stone.”

Answer 1

"like" or "as" indicate a simile.

I would say that the answer is: "I swear she cast a shadow white as stone."

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Answer 2

Answer: D) “I swear she cast a shadow white as stone.”

Step-by-step explanation: a simile is a figure of speech that consists in making a comparison between elements that aren't obviously related, this comparison is made using the words "like" or "as". In the given excerpt from the poem "I Knew a Woman" by Theodore Roethke we can see an example of simile in the phrase “I swear she cast a shadow white as stone” which also indicates a thoughtful mood.