Read the poem.
In this excerpt, the speaker addresses a songbird.
excerpt from "To a Skylark" by Percy Bysshe Shelley
All the earth and air
With thy voice is loud,
As, when the night is bare,
From one lonely cloud
The moon rains out her beams, and Heaven is overflow'd.
How does the use of hyperbole in this excerpt affect the meaning?
It gives a concrete example of the difference between birds and humans.
It persuades the reader to value skylarks above all other birds.
It paints a vivid picture of the moon and the cloud.
It emphasizes the effect that the skylark's song has on people.
