Answer:
C. Metaphors.
Explanation:
<em>'Litany' by Billy Collins is a love poem containing a series of ordinary and extra-ordinary metaphors.</em> The metaphorical comparisons employed by the poet makes it a light- hearted poem with a profound directive to humanity. <em>The poet begins with the metaphors like 'bread and knife', 'goblet and wine', ''dew on morning grass', 'burning wheel of sun', 'white apron of the baker', 'marsh birds' and many more to describe and compare his beloved while he concludes it by himself comparing to the "moon in the trees' and 'blind woman's tea cup'.</em> The entire poem is a chain of metaphorical analogies and symbolizes his praise and admiration for his beloved.
Answer: The words of a wise man brings him honor, but a fool is destroyed by his own words.
Explanation:
The thing that the verse teaches us about our speech is that "the words of a wise man brings him honor, but a fool is destroyed by his own words".
When we listen to the words that comes from the mouth of a wise person, we derive benefit from listening because the person is wise unlike that of the fools and his words being about his destruction.
For number 1, I'm not quite sure what it would be, but I hope I at least answered #2 for you. It might be that he reveals himself by drawing Riptide?
For number 2, he stays behind at the top, and Echidna reveals herself. He fights the Chimera, but loses, falling from the Arch into the River below (meeting a naiad sent by his dad).
