1. I sit on the bank in my special place,
2. Feel the breeze that lifts my hair,
3. And watch the ripples run across the river.
4. It is so peaceful here.
5. Deep enough to justify a fishing pole,
6. Quiet enough for my every thought,
7. The perfect place to contemplate
8. The world and my place in it.
9. Downstream, though, the river changes
10. From the one I know.
11. Its calm flow reaches rocky shallows
12. And starts to caper like a kitten
13. Darting and chasing shadows among the stones.
14. The river leaves the shallows at a run,
15. Rushing faster and faster--
16. A wildcat roaring past steep banks
17. And wild, wet rocks.
18. It claws and crashes in a furious flood,
19. Foaming and sptting as its fury is subdued
20. In the soothing depths of dark, still pools.
21. Tired and tamed by the journey,
22. The river transforms itself again.
23. Its power abates and it seems to move
24. With deliberation, slower and wiser,
25. Past towns that mark its passing and then
26. Go about their buisness.
27. One by one the towns pass by,
28. And the banks give way
29. To borders of salt-smelling mud marsh.
30. Without need for senseless shows od strength.
31. The river relaxes like an aging lion,
32. Done with the hunt and ready for rest.
33. The water slows until
34. A place not too different from mine,
35. Where the water stretches to meet the sky-
36. Where others just like me use mirrored steam
37. To fish and contemplate
38. The world and their place in it.
9: Which line in the poem contains a simile?
a: line 9
b: line 16
c: line 24
d: line 31****
10: What meaning can you conclude from the figurative language you identified in the previous question?
a: The river is too dangerous to swim in.
b: The river becomes calmer at this point.****
c: The river is very loud as it flows.
d: The river meets the ocean at this point.
Both are right.
Thanks
To answer the questions, we can analyze the given poem. Let's go through each line step by step:
Line 9 mentions that downstream the river changes. This indicates that the river is undergoing a transformation.
Line 16 contains a simile comparing the rushing river to a wildcat. The phrase "A wildcat roaring past steep banks" is a figurative language comparing the river's fast flow to the movement and sound of a wildcat.
From the simile in line 16, we can conclude that at this point, the river becomes more energetic and turbulent, hence creating a sense of excitement or chaos.
Therefore, the correct answers are:
9: The line that contains a simile is line 16 (b).
10: The meaning concluded from the simile is that the river becomes calmer at this point (b).