Question

Concord Hymn

by Ralph Waldo Emerson (excerpt)
The foe long since in silence slept;
Alike the conqueror silent sleeps;
And Time the ruined bridge has swept
Down the dark stream which seaward creeps.

Which metaphor in this stanza denotes death?
A) stream
B) ruined
C) sleeps
D) bridge

Answer 1

C) Sleeps
The poem speaks of the final rest of both the conqueror and foe, reflecting death.