Question

Select the literary devices, figures of speech, or sensory details used in the example below. Select ALL that apply.

Answer 1

The poem uses symbolism (a summer day is a symbol of beuty), imagery (the poet describes flowers shaking in the wind) and simile (an explicit comparison, instead of an implict one which would be a metaphor). There is no personification, since the wind does not assume human qualities, and since the comparison is explicit it should be classified as a simile, not a metaphor.