Read these lines from “Elegy for Jane”:
My sparrow, you are not here,
Waiting like a fern, making a spiney shadow.
What poetic devices have been used in these lines and to what effect?
A.
Simile and oxymoron: In comparing Jane to a sparrow and a fern, the speaker is emphasizing her contradictions.
B.
Metaphor and imagery: In comparing Jane to a sparrow and a fern, the speaker is evoking an image of what she was like.
C.
Metaphor and simile: In comparing Jane to a sparrow and a fern, the speaker is emphasizing her sweetness and innocence.