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Vocabulary: Denotations and Connotations

Question 7 • ARC English 10 Semester 2 CR/Summer

Read the excerpt below from the poem “Edge” by Sylvia Plath and answer the question that follows. Feet seem to be saying:We have come so far, it is over. Which poetic technique do these lines from Plath’s poem “Edge” illustrate?

Answer
A
apostrophe
B
simile
C
allusion
D
personification

Explanation

The feet are described as if they can speak and express a thought: “We have come so far, it is over.” Giving a body part the ability to speak is personification, so the correct choice is personification.

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