Question

Identify the figurative language in the poem and which piece is the figurative language.

Answer 1

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Assonance:

"The tide rise, the tide falls" - Repetition of "i".

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Consonance:

"Darkness settles on roofs and walls" - Repetition of consonant sound "s".

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Personification:

"The little waves, with their soft, white hands" - Giving the waves human attributes.

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Alliteration:

"But the sea, the sea in the darkness calls" - Repeating consonant sounds "th" and "s".

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Metaphor:

"Twilight" - resembles old age or close to death.

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Imagery:

"Efface the footprints in the sand" - Shows the reader what the beach looks like.

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