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irga5000 [103]
4 years ago
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What is the most prominent figurative language element in this excerpt from the poem “The First Snowfall” by James Russell Lowel

l? Every pine and fir and hemlock Wore ermine too dear for an earl, And the poorest twig on the elm-tree Was ridged inch deep with pearl.
simile alliteration synecdoche personification hyperbole
English
2 answers:
Sonja [21]4 years ago
4 0

Answer: D) Personification.

Explanation: Personification is a figure of speech that consists in giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects. In the given excerpt from the poem "The First Snowfall" by James Russell Lowell we can see an example of the use of personification, in the phrase "every pine and fir and hemlock wore ermine.." it is giving the pine, fir and hemlock (nonhuman objects) a human characteristic (they are wearing ermine).

Setler [38]4 years ago
3 0

Its personification

hope this helped you out!!! :)

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