Question

In the following lines, the author compares a bobolink to a ______________ to describe the liveliness of the bird's song.

"After the arrival of the thrushes (a type of bird) came the bobolinks (a type of bird), gushing, gurgling, inexhaustible fountains of song, pouring forth floods of sweet notes over the meadows."

Fountain

Song

Flood

Meadow

Answer 1

@countryboy97

Answer 2

@inkyvoyd

Answer 3

umm try fountain

Answer 4

A camper's fire burned the forest.

Which of the following revised sentences uses figurative language to paint a more vivid picture?

A careless camper's fire destroyed the forest.

The group of campers left their fire unattended.

Like a starving beast, the fire consumed the forest.

The camper's fire was like the dangerous fire of 2013.

Answer 5

i say like a starving beast one

Answer 6

What is the effect of the personification in the following example?

"As long as I live, I'll interpret the rocks, learn the language of flood, storm, and the avalanche. I'll acquaint myself with the glaciers and wild gardens, and get as near the heart of the world as I can".

It communicates awe and appreciation.

It shows how much the author knows about nature.

It inspires fear of the power of the natural world.

It shows how determined the author is to protect nature.

Answer 7

i feel like its inspires fear

Answer 8

Which figure of speech does Thoreau use to show how loud the bird was in the sentence: "The wingspanerels crow on the trees, clear and piercing for miles over the resounding earth! It would put nations on the alert."?

Personification

Metaphor

Simile

Hyperbole

Answer 9

ummm idk this one but i know its not simile i think its personification or metaphor

Answer 10

I'm pretty sure it's metaphor because he's comparing 2 things. :)

Answer 11

yea lets go with hers

Answer 12

Which figure of speech does Henry David Thoreau use in the following example: "I grew in those seasons like corn in the night..."?

Personification

Alliteration

Simile

Metaphor

Answer 13

Simile, he's comparing 2 things with the word like.

Answer 14

simile i think

Answer 15

What is the effect of the figurative language in the following example?

"I'm only a child yet I know we are all part of a family, five billion strong, in fact, 30 million species strong and we all share the same air, water and soil."

It describes the things that humans do to harm the Earth.

It shows how people, animals, and the earth are all connected.

It shows exactly how many different species are living on Earth.

It creates an image of a family with a child who loves nature.

Answer 16

I think it's the last one, I'm not sure though.

Answer 17

yea lets go last one

Answer 18

Fountain