Question

Which part of this excerpt from John Keats' poem "Endymion" contains a simile/

Answer 1

B. Into my being, and each pleasant scene

Is growing fresh before me as the green

Of our own vallies: so I will begin

A simile is a figurative language or a metaphor used to describe events, places, people, animals, ideas, etc. by making comparisons. We can easily identify it in texts or speeches that uses the words "like", "as", or "as in", to show similarity, and make the work more colorful, interesting and appealing.

In the excerpt, the narrator describes what is growing inside of them, which is fresh, by comparing it to the green of their valleys. Perhaps, the "green of our vallies" reminds the narrator of freshness, life, and growth.

Answer 2

Into my being, and each pleasant scene

Is growing fresh before me as the green

Of our own vallies: so I will begin