Question

Read these lines from the poem "The Horses" by Ted Hughes, and answer the question that follows.
I climbed through the woods in the hour-before-dawn dark. Evil air, a frost-making stillness,

"Evil air, a frost-making stillness" is an example of:
a.
metaphor
b.
simile
c.
alliteration
d.
onomatopoeia

Answer 1

@TwiztTiez

Answer 2

@pooja195

Answer 3

Is that you, Ry :O

Anyways, what do you think?

Answer 4

Remember that a simile is something comparing two things together using 'like' or 'as'

That vase is as red as a rose
She is like a rose



etc

Answer 5

Do you know what the other ones are?

Answer 6

Hey @sammixboo !!. Thanks for that information. I believe it is either C or D

Answer 7

@sammixboo dont forget about me :( hahah

Answer 8

@KathyMae95

Answer 9

Well, an alliteration is like

'Sammi sells Sam's shoes at 'Sammi's Shoes' store.'

As you can tell almost every letter started with an S

Answer 10

And onomatopoeia is a sound word, like 'Achoo' and 'Boing'

Answer 11

Metaphor is a way to compare to things, but not using 'like' or 'as'

Answer 12

Oh ok, so its comparing without like or as, thanks @sammixboo

Answer 13

Right :) Because it is comparing the Evil are to a frost-making stillness

Answer 14

The answer is A: metaphor