Which of the following excerpts from Frost's poems is NOT a metaphor?

A.Magnified apples appear and disappear / Stem end and blossom end

B.Spring is the mischief in me

C.My apple trees will never get across / And eat the cones under his pines, I tell him.

D. Give the buried flower a dream; make the settled snowbank steam;,

I think the answer is D. Thanks for the help!

I agree with that..

I disagree!

So what do you think the answer is? I'm starting to think it may be a.

To determine which of the given excerpts from Frost's poems is NOT a metaphor, we need to first understand what a metaphor is. A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two unrelated things to bring out their similarities. It does not use words like "like" or "as."

Now, let's analyze each excerpt:

A. "Magnified apples appear and disappear / Stem end and blossom end" - This excerpt is a metaphor. It compares the appearance and disappearance of magnified apples to the stem end and blossom end of the apples.

B. "Spring is the mischief in me" - This excerpt is a metaphor. It equates the mischief in the narrator to the characteristics of spring.

C. "My apple trees will never get across / And eat the cones under his pines, I tell him." - This excerpt does not contain a metaphor. It simply describes the narrator's apple trees not being able to cross and eat the cones under someone else's pines.

D. "Give the buried flower a dream; make the settled snowbank steam;," - This excerpt is also a metaphor. It uses figurative language to describe giving a dream to a buried flower and making a settled snowbank steam.

Based on this analysis, the correct answer is C. The excerpt "My apple trees will never get across / And eat the cones under his pines, I tell him" is NOT a metaphor. The other options A, B, and D all contain metaphors.