Question

Analyze the use of figurative and literal language, poetic techniques, and sound devices in this poem. Refer to specific lines in your answer.

Answer 1

Simile-"it flares flame like the fire hydrant", metaphor- "is ebony on the blackbird's wing", personification- "The late september sunshine is a chameleon", imagery- "A sparkling rainbow on the stained-glass window."

Answer 2

Some of the figures of speech are:

1. Alliteration – the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

2. Metaphor – a comparison between unlike things without a comparative word such as like or as.

3. Personification – the knack of inanimate objects or abstract concepts with animate or living things.

4. Simile – a comparison between unlike things using a comparative word such as like or as.