Which line in the excerpt from The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is an example of metaphor? "I joy to hear it," answered
the physician. "It may be that my remedies, so long administered in vain, begin now to take due effect. Happy man were I, and well deserving of New England's gratitude, could I achieve this cure!" "I thank you from my heart, most watchful friend," said the Reverend Mr. Dimmesdale with a solemn smile. "I thank you, and can but requite your good deeds with my prayers." "A good man's prayers are golden recompense!" rejoined old Roger Chillingworth, as he took his leave. "Yea, they are the current gold coin of the New Jerusalem, with the King's own mint mark on them!"
Camels drink water just like humans do, through there mouth. But camel's hump does not hold water at all - it actually stores fat. The camel uses it as nourishment when food is scarce.
I would say that the line that contains the clearest example of dialect in poetry is the last one - "What then? Poor beastie, thou maun live!" Beastie is a word used often in Scottish English, I believe.
