Question

5. Read the short poem and respond to the two prompts that follow.

As the rain attacked the ground

The river was a runaway train gaining steam

And the wind howled like a wolf on the hunt.

a. Identify three uses of figurative language in the poem.

b. Write one or two sentences describing how the use of figurative language in the poem contributes to its meaning.

Answer 1

A) Personification, metaphor, and simile.
B) The figurative language in the poem contributes to its meaning by creating imagery for the reader. The reader is able to visual the surroundings described in the poem and understand the conditions that were present during the rainfall. Hope this helps!

Step-by-step explanation:

A) The first line personifies the rain by saying that “it attacked”. The rain cannot physically attacking something. That just means that the rain was constant and fell heavily. The rain being compared to a runaway train in motion signifies that the rain was picking up speed and fell harshly by the minute. It’s a metaphor because it doesn’t use like or as for the comparison. Lastly, the wind’s sound is being compared to a wolf’s howl during a hunt to indicate the loudness of the noise. It is a simile because it uses like or as for the comparison.