Question

: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, or personification. It is possible that more than one technique is being used. If you can, explain each. 1.He would write, but his hours are as busy/As bees in the sun, Which technique is being used? 2. My words are little jars/ For you to take and put upon a shelf. Their shapes are quaint and beautiful, / And they have many pleasant colors and lusters Which technique is being used? 3 All round the house is the jet-black night;/It stares through the window-pane; It crawls in the corners, hiding from the light, Which technique is being used? 4. Oh, never, if I live to a million, /Shall I feel such a grievous pain Which technique is being used? 5. But words are things, and a small drop of ink,/ Falling, like dew, upon a thought produces What technique is being used? 6. And then my heart with pleasure fills, / And dances with the daffodils. Which technique is being used? 7. Sifted through the grass were daisies, /Open-mouthed, wondering, they gazed at the sun. Which technique is being used? 8. With processions long and winding / With the countless torches lit Which technique is being used? 9. My brain is fire--my heart is lead!/ Her soul is flint, and what am I? Which technique is being used? 10. Carven cathedrals, on a sky Of faintest colour, where the gothic spires fly And sway like masts, against a shifting breeze. What technique is being used?

Answer 1

1. simile
2. metaphor
3. personification 
4. hyperbole
5. simile
6. personification
7. personification
8. hyperbole
9. metaphor

Answer 2

Answer:

1. He would write, but his ours are as busy as bees in the sun. = SIMILIE

A similie is a literary device that shows a comparison between objects or individuals by making use of the words "like" or "as".

2. My words are little jars for you to take and put upon a shelf. Their shapes are quaint and beautiful, and they have many pleasant colors and lusters. = METAPHOR

A metaphor is an implicit comparison that usually contrasts things that are very different. In this case "My words" is being compared to "little jars".

3. All around the house is the jet-black night; it stares through the window-pane; It crawls in the corners, hiding from the light. = PERSONIFICATION

Personification takes place when an object has human attributes. In this sentence, "the night" stares, cralws and hides, these are all actions that can be performed by human beings.

4. Oh, never, if I live to a million, shall I feel such a grievous pain. = HYPERBOLE

This literary device is connected with the exaggeration of an idea. "If I live to a million" This is a clear instance of exaggeration since it is impossible for someone to live for so long.

5. But words are things, and a small drop of ink, falling, like dew, upon thought produces. = METAPHOR - SIMILIE "Words are things and a small drop of ink" this is a metaphor, an implicit comparison. "falling, like dew..." this is a similie.

6. And then my heart with pleasure fills, and dances with the daffodils. = PERSONIFICATION= "the heart" is filled with pleasure and dances, these are actions that only human beings can do and they are attributed to an object: the heart.

7. Sifted through the grass were daisies, open-mouthed, wondering, they gazed at the sun. = PERSONIFICATION = once more, but in this sentence "daisies" are attributed human traits.

8. With processions so long and winding with the countless torches lit. = HYPERBOLE This is, again, exaggeration.

9. My brain is fire--my heart is lead! Her soul is flint, and what am I? = METAPHOR A metaphor is an implicit comparison between things that are not alike, for example, in this sentence we find: "brain - fire" "heart - lead" and "soul - flint"

10. Carven cathedrals, on a sky of faintest colour, where the gothic spires fly and sway like masts, against a shifting breeze. = SIMILIE= A comparison made explicit by the use of the word "like" or "as"