Read this excerpt from "Porphyria's Lover" by Robert Browning and complete the sentences that follow.
The rain set early in to-night,
The sullen wind was soon awake,
It tore the elm-tops down for spite,
And did its worst to vex the lake
These lines from the poem have several examples of_____ . The lines express the importance of ______of nature. The poetic sound device that is most pronounced in the lines is ______.
The answer choices for the first drop down are, personification, simile, allusion, hyperbole.
Second drop down choices are, Avoiding the wrath, reflecting on beauty, protesting the haughtiness, respecting the power.
The answer choices for the third drop down menu are, alliteration, assonance, rhyme, onomatopoeia .
Answer:
Explanation:
These lines from the poem have several examples of personification The lines express the importance of respecting the power of nature. The poetic sound device that is most pronounced in the lines is rhyme.
The above lines have many examples of personification (giving inanimate objects human attributes) such as saying that the rain and wind are "set early in to-night", being "sullen", "awake", etc.
They show the power of respecting the power of nature as nature is described as "sublime" and having power and being able to affect our environment.
Lastly, the poetic device that is used is rhyme as the end rhymes used are similar in sound such as <em>night, spite, </em>etc
