Read "The Cricket Sang" by Emily Dickinson. The cricket sang, And set the sun, And workmen finished, one by one, Their seam the day upon. The low grass loaded with the dew, The twilight stood as strangers do With hat in hand, polite and new, To stay as if, or go. A vastness, as a neighbor, came,— A wisdom without face or name, A peace, as hemispheres at home,— And so the night became. In 1-sentences, explain how figurative language such as use of metaphor and simile can help a reader create meani
Figurative language, such as metaphor and simile, can help a reader create meaning in a poem by providing vivid and imaginative comparisons that evoke emotions, deepen understanding, and encourage readers to make connections beyond the literal interpretation of the words.
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Figurative language, like metaphor and simile, helps readers create meaning in a poem by using vivid comparisons that engage the senses and evoke emotions, allowing for a deeper understanding of the subject matter.
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Figurative language, like metaphors and similes, helps make poems more interesting and understandable by using comparisons that paint pictures in our minds and connect with our feelings, so we can better understand and enjoy what the poem is trying to say.
