Question

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.

What is the effect of Dickinson’s use of figurative language in the second stanza?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

"In the second stanza it compares the mountain to the morning sky"