Question

Read these lines from the poem "In Thai Binh (Peace) Province" by Denise Levertov:

Answer 1

It attributes the qualities of postwar peace in Vietnam to a bird, suggesting that the war has left America divided. (Apex)

Answer 2

The correct answer is option A: It attributes the qualities of postwar peace in Vietnam to a bird, suggesting that the war has left America divided. This best describes the effect of the poet's use of metaphor in the excerpt. A metaphor is a figure of speech that consists in a comparison. This comparison is made between two things that are not related but have a certain characteristic in common. In this case, the comparison is made between the bird and the postwar peace.