metaphor
An oxymoron is a phrase of opposites - there are no opposites in the lines. Flashback is an interruption in narration to tell something that had happened in the past. It's often used for clarification or character development. This is not a flashback. Personification is giving nonhuman things humanlike traits. The lines are actually talking about humans, not animals. This is why metaphor is correct. The priest doesn't actually have a flock of sheep. The flock that is mentioned are his parishioners (people who attend religious services). He says that they were either in bed or had died.
A person who plays the organ (instrument), is called an organist.
Answer:
firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.
Answer:
Personification
Explanation:
The reason is that it's describing the mountain as "<em>pushing of her knees,</em>" which is personifying the mountain as actually pushing her off.
(If I'm wrong I don't mean it because I'm giving my confident answer. I'm 89% sure this is correct.)
