Question

Read the excerpt below from the poem “miss rosie” by Lucille Clifton and answer the question that follows.

when I watch you
wrapped up like garbage
sitting, surrounded by the smell
of too old potato peels

Source: Clifton, Lucille. “miss rosie.” Good Woman: Poems and a Memoir 1969-1980. Rochester: BOA Editions, Ltd., 1987. Poets.org. Web. 9 June 2011.



Which of the following techniques is used in the excerpt?

I. simile

II. personification

III. sensory imagery

A> I only
B>I and II
C D

Answer 1

on edinuity it is not A! IT IS NOT I ONLY!!

Answer 2

The correct answer is A. I only. Which is simile.

In the excerpt, the lines "wrapped up like garbage" is an example of simile. This is because the word "like" was used to compare a thing into another. So the correct answer would be Simile. The excerpt didn't contain personification or sensory imagery. Just simile. I hope this answer helped you.