I asked this question yesterday but I thought of another possibility-I had to tell what figure of speeech

And here we are as on a darkling plain
Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight
Where ignorant armies clash by night
By Matthew Arnold in Dover Beach
Choices were simile, metaphor, personification, analogy, litotes, none
Ms. Sue agreed with me is was a simile not a personification but then I'm wondering if this could be an analogy comparing two things that otherwise would be totally unrelated-darling plain to the world?? Is that a possibility?

A simile is an analogy.

Okay-so as an answer would it be an anlogy or a simile-I can only choose one from the list-I have to choose the best answer

"And here we are as on a darkling plain ... "

With the word "as" in there, you'd better call it a simile!!

The lines you've quoted are from Matthew Arnold's poem "Dover Beach." Let's take a closer look at these lines to determine the figure of speech being used.

"And here we are as on a darkling plain" - This line compares the current situation or setting to a "darkling plain."

"Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight" - This line describes the situation or setting as being "swept" with "confused alarms of struggle and flight."

"Where ignorant armies clash by night" - This line further emphasizes the chaotic nature of the situation or setting, where "ignorant armies clash by night."

Based on this analysis, the figure of speech being used in these lines is not a simile or a personification. It can be considered as a metaphor. A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two unrelated things by saying one thing is another. In this case, the situation or setting is being metaphorically compared to a "darkling plain."

Regarding your consideration of an analogy, it's important to note that an analogy is a comparison between two different things to highlight their similarities. While the lines in this poem do compare the situation to a "darkling plain," it does not establish a clear similarity between two unrelated things, which is the characteristic of an analogy. Thus, the figure of speech used here is more accurately described as a metaphor.

Remember, when analyzing poems or any literary works, it is crucial to consider the context, imagery, and overall meaning to accurately identify the figures of speech being used.