Question

Which lines in this excerpt from Mary Otis Warren's poem "A Political Reverie" use figurative language? I look with rapture at the distant dawn , And view the glories of the opening morn, When justice holds his sceptre o’er the land, And rescues freedom from a tyrant’s hand ; When patriot states in laurel crowns may rise , And ancient kingdoms court them as allies ; Glory and valour shall be here display'd, And virtue rear her long dejected head ; Her standard plant beneath these gladden’d skies, Her fame extend, and arts and science rise ; While empire’s lofty spreading sails unfurl’d , Roll swiftly on towards the western world

Answer 1

1) When justice holds his sceptre oer the land

2) and rescues freedom from a tyrant's hand.

3) When patriot states in laurel crowns may rise,

4) And virtue rear her long dejected head

5) While empire's lofty spreading sails unfurl'd

Answer 2

Figurative language will be When justice holds his sceptre oer the land, and rescues freedom from a tyrant's hand. And virtue rear her long dejected head ; her standard plant beneath these gladden'd skies, her fame extend, and arts and science rise; While empire's lofty spreading sails unfurl'd , Rollls swiftly on towards the western world.