Excerpt from "Birches"

by Robert Frost

He always kept his poise

To the top branches, climbing carefully

With the same pains you use to fill a cup

Up to the brim, and even above the brim.

Which poetic device does the poet employ in these lines from "Birches"?

A. simile

B. rhythm

C. metaphor

D. personification

Question

Caleb Beltran

18 May, 11:57

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Answers (2)

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Brett Kirk · Answer 1

C. metaphor

is indeed correct.

Bailey Simon · Answer 2

I think it is a metaphor because he is saying he has the same pains as filling up the cup, without using as or like.

Excerpt from "Birches"by Robert FrostHe always kept his poiseTo the top branches, climbing carefullyWith the same pains you use to fill a cupUp to the brim, and even above the brim.Which poetic device does the poet employ in these lines from "Birches"?A. simileB. rhythmC. metaphorD. personification