“Pretty Words” by Elinor Wylie Poets make pets of pretty, docile words:
I love smooth words, like gold-enamelled fish
Which circle slowly with a silken swish,
And tender ones, like downy-feathered birds:
Words shy and dappled, deep-eyed deer in herds,
Come to my hand, and playful if I wish,
Or purring softly at a silver dish,
Blue Persian kittens fed on cream and curds.

I love bright words, words up and singing early;
Words that are luminous in the dark, and sing;
Warm lazy words, white cattle under trees;
I love words opalescent, cool, and pearly,
Like midsummer moths, and honied words like bees,
Gilded and sticky, with a little sting.

(From Elinor Wylie, “Pretty Words,” Oldpoetry, Accessed November 28, 2007. http://oldpoetry. com/opoem/10136-Elinor--Wylie-Prett y-Words)

7.
Which line contains a metaphor?
I love smooth words, like gold-enamelled fish
I love bright words, words up and singing early
Words shy and dappled, deep-eyed deer in herds
Like midsummer moths, and honied words like bees
8. Which line contains a simile?
Blue Persian kittens fed on cream and curds
Words shy and dappled, deep-eyed deer in herds
I love smooth words, like gold-enamelled fish
I love bright words, words up and singing early