Question

Read the excerpt from “On Beholding the Mountain.”

Is all afire, though none the flame may see.
Like to the salt-kilns there by Tsunu’s wave,
Where toil the fisher-maidens wearily.
Identify the figurative language being used and analyze its purpose.

simile builds a personification
personification builds a visual image
hyperbole builds intensity
alliteration builds sense of repetition of pain

Answer 1

@FoxxJamey

Answer 2

A simile uses like or as, and it uses like, so i'd go with simile. I'm fairly certain i'm right

Answer 3

i was thinking it wasn't that but i didnt see the like or as

Answer 4

in the second line

Answer 5

thank you