Answer:
The tone of the poem was laudatory.
1. The audience were Britons
2. The poem was written to praise the colonists who were moving over to Virginia and to encourage others to join them.
3. This poem was written from the perspective of a poet who wanted to promote the new colony and also encourage Britons to make the courageous move. He listed the numerous benefits of the new colony.
Explanation:
The poem was written by Michael Drayton to address Britons in general. More specifically, the poet praised Britons who made the journey to Virginia to start a new colony while he condemned as lazy those who did not move with others. The tone of the poem was laudatory and full of praises for some while others were denounced.
The poet did a sort of promotion of the colony by even comparing it to a paradise. He ended the poem by encouraging one of the founders of the new colony whose name was Hakluyt to document the voyage.
Simile. Using the words "like" or "as" when comparing someone or something to something else is a simile.
Answer:
A
Explanation:
Nobody will ever really understand anyone else's story because nobody knows what anyone else is going through.
<u>Personification </u>is a literary device used to assign human characteristics to something non-human.
In this case, the effect of the personification used by John Muir communicates appreciation and love of nature, since it highlights all the details of nature and the respect of the author towards this diversity.