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Question 5/5

Read the passage from "The Walrus and the Carpenter."

The sun was shining on the sea,

Shining with all his might:

He did his very best to make

The billows smooth and bright —

And this was odd, because it was

The middle of the night.

Which of the elements of poetry best contribute to the sound of the poem?

The sound creates personification.

The sound makes the poem more formal.

The sound contributes to the poem's theme.

The sound makes the poem sillier.

A: the sound creates personifacation.

Explanation:

The sun and the moon are being described as if they are living beings; as if they are a person.

- "d.)  describe the iroquois belief of how the earth was created. for the iroquois, there was no reason to explain the importance of rituals. also, as animists, they didn't need a special elaboration as to why animals are important or why they had a crucial role in the earth's creation. this is just an authentic myth that explains the creation of the earth. every culture has produced creation myths."

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 -