Question

Which figurative language comes across most clearly in this excerpt from T.S. Eliot's "Preludes"?

The winter evening settles down
With smell of steaks in passageways.
Six o'clock.
The burnt-out ends of smoky days.
And now a gusty shower wraps
The grimy scraps
Of withered leaves about your feet
And newspapers from vacant lots;
The showers beat
On broken blinds and chimney-pots,
And at the corner of the street
A lonely cab-horse steams and stamps.
And then the lighting of the lamps.

irony
imagery
repetition
hyperbole

Answer 1

B. imagery

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Which two statements correctly describe the effect of repetition in the last stanza of Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"?

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

The repetition shows the distance that the speaker has to travel before he finishes his job.
The repetition emphasizes that the speaker has accepted his responsibilities in life.
The repetition is a decorative feature and does not add to the meaning of the poem.
The repetition indicates that the speaker has found resolution to the conflict inside him.
The repetition is designed to alter the rhythm of the poem at its conclusion.

Answer 4

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