Question

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Periodic Test 3
Subject - English
2
1. Read the poem Thanks Giving by Sharon Hendricks. Answer the questions that
follow.
A mountain of baby carrots,
A turkey the size of a cow.
A river full of Gravy
A dog that says meow
Every pie known to man
And gallons full of ice cream.
By the time my dinner is over
I surely won't be lean.
A.
Which figure of speech is used in the poem? How do you know?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Figure of speech used in the poem is Metaphor. There two examples of it.

1. A mountain of baby carrots

2. A river full of Gravy

Explanation:

Metaphor is a word or phrase used to describe a person or something else in a way that is different from its normal use, in order to show that the two things have the same qualities and to make the description more powerful, for example ‘She has a heart of stone.’

Answer 2

Answer:-

Figure of speech used in the poem is Metaphor. There two examples of it.

1. A mountain of baby carrots

2. A river full of Gravy