Question

"I Like to See it Lap the Miles" by Emily Dickinson

I like to see it lap the miles,
And lick the valleys up,
And stop to feed itself at tanks;
And then, prodigious, step
Around a pile of mountains,
And, supercilious, peer
In shanties by the sides of roads;
And then a quarry pare
To fit its sides, and crawl between,
Complaining all the while
In horrid, hooting stanza;
Then chase itself down hill
And neigh like Boanerges;
Then, punctual as a star,
Stop-docile and omnipotent-
At its own stable door.
This poem describes a train as if it were a horse. What literary device does the poet use in this poem? (10 points)
Select one:
a. Apostrophe
b. Extended simile
c. Misery
d. Extended metaphor

Answer 1

Apostrophe is a punctuation mark used to show either possession or application of a number.

Extended simile Is used mostly for epic poetry to intensify the horic figure or the subject.

Misery is pain or suffering.

Extended metaphor is when someone uses a metaphor or analogy for multiple pages.

Your answer is B: extended simile...

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