Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.


When young Dawn with her rose-red fingers shone once more
the true son of Odysseus sprang from his bed and dressed,
over his shoulder he slung his well-homed sword,
fastened rawhide sandals under his smooth feet
and stepped from his bedroom, handsome as a god.

Identify the type of figurative language that's being used and provide a definition for it. Then, describe the meaning of the passage.

Answer 1

"Young dawn with her rose-red fingers shone once more."is an example of personification. It is used to provide descriptive details for Dawn/ the morning. It makes the story more interesting to describe Dawn like this.  Hopefully this helps...

Answer 2

Answer:

Personification

Explanation:

Personification refers to a type of figurative language in which an author gives human qualities to inanimate or nonhuman objects, ideas, animals and even abstract concepts. In this case, the author is talking about the dawn. Although this is natural phenomenon, the author gives it human qualities by saying that she was young, and that her rose-red fingers shone.