MUSICIANS wrestle everywhere:
All day, among the crowded air,
I hear the silver strife;
And—waking long before the dawn—
Such transport breaks upon the town5
I think it that “new life!"
It is not bird, it has no nest;
Nor band, in brass and scarlet dressed,
Nor tambourine, nor man;
It is not hymn from pulpit read,10
The morning stars the treble led
On time’s first afternoon!
Some say it is the spheres at play!
Some say that bright majority
Of vanished dames and men!15
Some think it service in the place
Where we, with late, celestial face,
Please God, shall ascertain!
Some say it is the spheres at play!
Which kind of figurative language is used in line 13?
A)hyperbole
B)oxymoron
C)personification
D)simile
A ?
Which figurative language device is used throughout lines 6-12?
A)satire
B)simile
C)metaphor
D)extended metaphor
D?
The second one is right. The first one is not.
Did you look up all these terms as I asked you to last night?
yes but im still having trouble understanding some of them
"Some say it is the spheres at play!"
A)hyperbole = exaggeration
B)oxymoron = ?
C)personification = ?
D)simile = ?
How are B, C, and D defined?
simile compares 2 things using like or as
personification gives objects human qualities
oxymoron is a figure of speech
i know it now its personification
Right!!
Yes, you are correct!
In line 13, the figurative language used is a simile. It compares the morning stars leading the treble to the afternoon on Time's first afternoon.
Throughout lines 6-12, the figurative language device used is an extended metaphor. The poet compares the musicians to various things such as birds with no nest, a band in brass and scarlet, a tambourine, and a hymn from a pulpit. This extended metaphor creates vivid images and adds depth to the description of the music.