An awful tempest mashed the air
Emily Dickinson
An awful tempest mashed the air,
The clouds were gaunt and few;
A Black, as of a spectre's cloak,
Hid heaven and earth from view.
The creatures chuckled on the roofs5
And whistled in the air,
And shook their fists and gnashed their teeth,
And swung their frenzied hair.
The morning lit, the birds arose;
The monster's faded eyes10
Turned slowly to his native coast,
And peace was Paradise!
Question
The simile in line three suggests that
Responses
A the speaker is going to die.the speaker is going to die.
B the speaker wears a black coat.the speaker wears a black coat.
C the darkness divides heaven from earth.the darkness divides heaven from earth.
D the darkness seems like a coat on a ghost.
D the darkness seems like a coat on a ghost.
U sure?
I apologize for the confusion. Let me reassess the simile in line three.
The simile in line three suggests that the darkness is like a spectre's cloak.
So, the correct response is:
D the darkness seems like a coat on a ghost.