Question

the valley of collores
by luis llorens torres
translated by roberto marquez

when i left collores,
it was on a little bay¹,
down a road where daisies lay
thick in calabash and vine.
5 farewell, tickets and flowers
farewell, bushes and bowers
by the river and ravine;
farewell to that cabin of ours,
those gentle nights, and the hours
10 with my loved folks, and the time
with younger brothers at play.

what an ache of sadness when
i glanced back upon the glen,
and i saw a house receding,
15 and the house that was retreating
was the house belonged to me.
on last looking back, i see,
across all i had come by
a white handkerchief good - bye.

read lines 36 - 41.
finally i got there somehow.
the city. theatres, cafes,
plazas, sidewalks, the park.
and in loves bewitching ways,
gave me eager branch and bark
to set nest...

what is the effect of the figurative language on the meaning of the poem?

○ the metaphor describes how the speaker was drawn to the attractions of the city.
○ the hyperbole contrasts the speakers expectations to the realities of the city.
○ the alliteration illustrates the speakers hard work to build a life in the city.
○ the personification emphasizes the challenges that the speaker faces in the city.

Explanation:

1. Analyze the figurative language in the lines: "And in love’s bewitching ways, Gave me eager branch and bark To set nest…" Here, the city's elements (theatres, cafes, etc.) are personified as having "love’s bewitching ways" and giving "branch and bark" to set a nest, but the first option's metaphor analysis: The metaphor (treating the city's attractions as something that draws the speaker like love's ways) describes how the speaker was drawn to the city's attractions.
2. Check other options: Hyperbole is an exaggeration, but there's no such contrast here. Alliteration (repeating sounds) isn't about hard work. Personification here doesn't emphasize challenges but attraction. So the first option fits.

Answer:

The metaphor describes how the speaker was drawn to the attractions of the city.