Question

What did we say to each other

that now we are as the deer
who walk in single file
with heads high
with ears forward
with eyes watchful
with hooves always placed on firm ground
in whose limbs there is latent flight

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 answer is II. This really gives you an image of what is happening here, altough the narrator is not really a deer he is explaining the likes of one. Hope this helps.