What figure of speech is used in this line from Walt Whitman's "I hear America singing"? I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear...

personification

In this line from Walt Whitman's poem "I Hear America Singing," personification is used. Personification is a figure of speech, or indirect way of conveying an idea, that represents a non-human thing as if it were human so as to give human qualities or traits to it, often by way of a metaphor.

Explanation:

where are the multiple answers?

hello,

your answer is a) the metaphor suggests that the poetic themes are serious and dark.

collins is comparing the poem to a dark room. he is suggesting that the poems theme is serious and wants you to understand it. you don't need to understand the poet in order to understand the poem. you also don't need to move around while reading it. he is simply saying the poem has a dark and serious theme.

- i.a -