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Introduction to Anglo-Saxon Literature: Beowulf — Cumulative exam

Question 20 • *HSA 26-27 English IV A -IC

Which line from "Ode to the West Wind" is an example of a metaphor?

Answer
A
"O wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn's being"
B
"Are driven like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing"
C
"Yellow, and black, and pale, and hectic red"
D
"(Driving sweet buds like flocks to feed in air)"

Explanation

A metaphor describes one thing as another without using “like” or “as.” In choice A, the West Wind is called the “breath of Autumn’s being,” directly comparing the wind to the breath of autumn. Choice B uses “like ghosts,” and choice D uses “like flocks,” so those are similes.

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