Question

Read the first stanza of “Overheard Over S.E. Asia” and answer the question. "White phosphorus, white phosphorus, mechanical snow, where are you falling?" There is a winter song that begins, “Snow, snow, when are you falling?” When contrasted with the first line from the song, the poet’s introduction to “Overheard Over S.E. Asia” is an example of _____. idiom irony metaphor hyperbole

Answer 1

Answer:

metaphor

Explanation:

From the opening line of "Overhead Over S.E Asia" which says "White phosphorus, white phosphorus, mechanical snow, where are you falling?" we can see that the snow is described as white phosphorous and mechanical snow then in the successive line, it is plainly called snow and asked when it is falling.

*Metaphor is a figure of speech that is used to refer to something else by mentioning another.