Which technique is used in the quotation about how the buildings, "fall away with a sigh"?metaphorassonancepersonificationsimile

Read these lines from Emily Dickinson's "712" ("Because I could not stop for Death"):We paused before a House that seemedA Swelling of the Ground –The Roof was scarcely visible –The Cornice –in the Ground –What is one purpose of the figurative language in this excerpt?A.It compares the grave to a house, making it seem inviting.B.It supports the poem's carefree and casual tone.C.It creates an uncertain tone by making the roof seem unstable.D.It links two unlike things: the grave and the sun.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Using evidence from the text, explain the impact of the speaker telling their story with a "sigh" in line 16.

Read this line from Patrick Henry's speech:We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth – and listen to the song of the siren till she transforms us into beasts.What two rhetorical strategies does he most clearly use here?A.He uses personification to appeal to ethos.B.He uses parallelism to build pathos.C.He uses metaphor to appeal to pathos.D.He uses simile to emphasize logos.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

In the sentence, "The wind whispered through the trees," which literary device is employed?SimilePersonificationMetaphorSymbolism

Identify and explain the effect of the figurative language used  in these sentences/phrases: In the bustling and yelling streets of Victorian LondonLady Arabella’s face radiated like a diamond