What did we say to each other
that now we are as the deer
who walk in single file
with heads high
with ears forward
with eyes watchful
with hooves always placed on firm ground
in whose limbs there is latent flight

Source: Momaday, N. Scott. “Simile.” The Language of Literature. New York: McDougal Littell, 2006. 265. Print.

Which of the following techniques does this poem use?

I. simile

II. sensory imagery

III. allusion

I and II
I and III
II and III
I only

Question

What did we say to each other
that now we are as the deer
who walk in single file
with heads high
with ears forward
with eyes watchful
with hooves always placed on firm ground
in whose limbs there is latent flight

Source: Momaday, N. Scott. “Simile.” The Language of Literature. New York: McDougal Littell, 2006. 265. Print.

 

Which of the following techniques does this poem use?

I. simile

II. sensory imagery

III. allusion

 I and II  
 I and III  
 II and III  
 I only

anonymous · Answer

The entire poem itself is an allusion and a simile. So I believe the answer would be I and III. However the poem does involve visual imagery complicating the answer. In this instance I would still continue with I and III.