Question

recognizing figurative language in a poem

the courage that my mother had
went with her, and is with her still;
rock from new england quarried;
now granite in a granite hill.

the golden brooch my mother wore
she left behind for me to wear;
i have no thing i treasure more:
yet, it is something i could spare.

oh, if instead shed left to me
the thing she took into the grave! -
that courage like a rock, which she
has no more need of, and i have.

—the courage that my mother had,
edna st. vincent millay

which phrase from the poem is a simile?
○ \that courage like a rock\
○
ock from new england quarried\
○ \i have no thing i treasure more\
○ \the golden brooch my mother wore\

Explanation:

Un símil es una figura retórica que compara dos elementos diferentes usando las palabras "like" (como) o "as" (tan...como). Analicemos cada opción:

• "that courage like a rock": Usa "like" para comparar "courage" (coraje) con "rock" (roca), lo que es un símil.
• "rock from New England quarried": Es una descripción, no una comparación con "like" o "as".
• "I have no thing I treasure more": Expresa un sentimiento, no una comparación.
• "the golden brooch my mother wore": Es una descripción del broche, no una comparación.

Answer:

A. "that courage like a rock"