Question

What figure of speech does

Sandburg use in these lines
from his poem?

It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches

A. imagery
B. consonance
C. simile
D. alliteration

Answer 1

A. Imagery
Imagery uses the 5 senses (sight, touch, taste, sound, and smell)
In the line “on silent haunches” this is clearly sound

Consonance is repeated consonant sounds (ex. Silken, Sad, unCertain, ruStling)

Similes uses the words “like” or “as” (ex. as sly AS a fox)

Alliteration uses the same letter or sound at the beginning of words (ex. She Sells Seashells by the Seashore)