Read the poem below and answer the question that follows. "simile" by n. scott momaday 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. what types of figurative language and imagery are used in the poem?

Answer :

The figurative language of simile and sensory imagery have been used in the poem "Simile" by N. Scott Momaday.

Simile is a figure of speech that involves comparison in order to make the description more vivid. A simile has been used in the line "now we are as the deer..". The poet compares human beings to deer who walk in a single line with heads high and eyes watchful.

Sensory imagery has been used in the line "in whose limbs there is latent flight". This means that the speaker and his audience is ready to flee at the smallest possible sign of imminent danger or threat.

Simile and Imagery.

Explanation:

Simile is the comparison of one thing with another of a different kinds, while imagery is the visual representation of the scene or the idea.

N. Scott Momaday's poem "Simile", like the poem's title, contains a lot of figurative language and imagery. The poem consists of eight lines full of imagery, be it visual, sensory or even kinetic imagery. There is also simile in the second line "that now we are as the deer". Here, the poet is comparing humans with deer, walking in a single file/ line with watchful eyes.

The rest of the lines are either sensory imagery, or visual imagery. The lines show how they appear, like deer who are ready for any imminent need to run away in case of any sudden danger.

"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".

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)