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AssignmentMultiple Choice

The Poetry of Identity

Question 1 • *CR Expository Reading and Writing S1 [E4250OX]

What is the effect of Dickinson’s figurative language? Choose the best answer.

Answer
A
It makes people who are famous look like frogs relaxing in a luxurious bog.
B
It makes people who don’t want to be famous look like frogs sitting in a bog.
C
It makes people who want their name to be known look like frogs calling out to a bog.

Explanation

Dickinson compares someone who publicly repeats their name to a frog croaking throughout June to an admiring bog. The image suggests that people who want everyone to know them are calling out for attention, like the frog. So the best answer is that people who want their name to be known look like frogs calling out to a bog.

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