1 Under a spreading chestnut tree
2 The village smithy stands;
3 The smith, a mighty man is he,
4 With large and sinewy hands;
5 And the muscles of his brawny arms
6 Are strong as iron bands.
7 His hair is crisp, and black, and long,
8 His face is like the tan;
9 His brow is wet with honest sweat,
10 He earns whate’er he can,
11 And looks the whole world in the face,
12 For he owes not any man.
13 Week in, week out, from morn till night,
14 You can hear his bellows blow;
15 You can hear him swing his heavy sledge,
16 With measured beat and slow,
17 Like a sexton ringing the village bell,
18 When the evening sun is low.
sexton:a person who takes care of a church
Use the excerpt to answer the questions.
Which lines in the poem contain a simile?
A. lines 3–4
B. lines 9–10 *****
C. lines 13–14
D. lines 16–17
To determine which lines in the poem contain a simile, we need to understand what a simile is. A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using "like" or "as." Let's examine the options:
A. Lines 3-4: "The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands." This statement is not a simile because it directly states that the smith is a mighty man with large and sinewy hands, without using a comparison.
B. Lines 9-10: "His brow is wet with honest sweat, He earns whate’er he can." These lines do not contain a simile either since they describe the smith's brow being wet with sweat and his earnings without comparing them to anything else.
C. Lines 13-14: "Week in, week out, from morn till night, You can hear his bellows blow." These lines do not include a simile either as the poet is simply describing how the sound of the bellows blowing can be heard week in and week out.
D. Lines 16-17: "Like a sexton ringing the village bell, When the evening sun is low." These lines do indeed contain a simile. The poet is comparing the smith's swing of his heavy sledge to a sexton ringing the village bell when the evening sun is low.
Therefore, the correct answer is B. Lines 9-10.
No.
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