Read the poem below and answer the question that follows. “Simile”by N. Scott Momaday What did we say to each otherthat now we are as the deerwho walk in single filewith heads highwith ears forwardwith eyes watchfulwith hooves always placed on firm groundin whose limbs there is latent flight Source: Momaday, N. Scott. “Simile.” The Language of Literature. New York: McDougal Littell, 2006. 265. Print. Which of the following techniques does this poem use? I. simile II. sensory imagery III. allusion
The poem uses a simile by comparing “we” to deer with the word “as.” It also uses sensory imagery: details such as “heads high,” “ears forward,” and “hooves…placed on firm ground” help readers picture and sense the deer. The poem does not clearly refer to a specific outside story, person, or event, so it does not use an allusion.
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