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comparison in which one thing is described in the terms of another |
metaphor |
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comparison of unlike things in which words like, as, resembles, or similar are used |
simile |
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comparison in which human qualities are given to an inanimate object or an animal |
personification |
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Except for seven poems, the poetry of ______ was not published until after his/her death. |
Emily Dickinson |
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In the poem "The Deserted House," the house is a metaphor for a _____. |
person |
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The English poet _____ wrote In Memoriam and Idylls of the King. |
Alfred, Lord Tennyson |
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a tree's dream of a better life |
"A Lonely Pine Is Standing" |
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description of snow |
"It Sifts from Leaden Sieves" |
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comparison of life with a tree |
"The Oak" |
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description of a locomotive (train)
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"I like to See It Lap the Miles" |