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Read the poem "The Mountain" by Emily Dickinson,

The mountain sat upon the plain
In his eternal chair,
His observation omnifold,
His inquest everywhere
The seasons prayed around his knees,
Like children round a sire:
Grandfather of the days is he,
Of dawn the ancestor
Dickinson uses figurative language in the first stanza to

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Answer: Dickinson uses figurative language in the first stanza to personify the mountain. Explanation:

Explanation: Rather than just saying "The mountain is majestic." she uses the imagery associated with a king to describe how the mountain is majestic.

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Answer:

B, to bring the mountain to life.

Step-by-step explanation:

Yes

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