1. "He watches from his mountain walls, And like a thunderbolt he falls."--- B. These lines use a simile to show the power of nature.
Simile refers to a literary technique in which the author compares one thing with another in order to create an impactful effect and vivid imagery. In this instance, when the author describes a character falling like a thunderbolt, he is using a metaphor to create an impactful and dramatic image in the reader's mind.
2. “As long as I live, I'll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing. I'll interpret the rocks, learn the language of flood, storm, and the avalanche.”- E. These lines give human abilities such as singing and language to nature.
Personification refers to a literary technique in which an author gives human qualities to non-human things. In this instance, the author gives waterfalls, birds, winds, rocks, etc., the human qualities of singing and using language.
3. “I'm only a child yet I know we are all part of a family, five billion strong, in fact, 30 million species strong and we all share the same air, water and soil.”--- D) The passage of prose contains a metaphor that shows how we are all connected.
A metaphor is a literary device in which the author symbolizes one thing with another thing for an impactful effect. In this instance, the author is using a metaphor by explaining how all living species are symbolic of a family since they all share the same air, water and soil.
4. “I have seen flocks streaming south in the fall so large that they were flowing over from horizon to horizon in an almost continuous stream all day long.”--- A) These lines contain a hyperbole that creates a vivid image.
A hyperbole is literary device where an author uses exaggeration or overstatement to emphasize a point or an idea. In this instance, the author is using an exaggeration when describing a flock of birds, because firstly, birds do not "flow", and secondly, it is not possible for a flock of birds to fly "...from horizon to horizon in an almost continuous stream all day long."
5. "O if we but knew what we do When we delve or hew—Hack and rack the growing green!”--- C) These lines contain alliteration, which creates rhythm
Alliteration refers to a literary technique in which consecutive or close by words in prose or poetry begin with the same letter or sound. Alliteration when used appropriately creates a pleasant rhythm in the text. In this instance, when the author writes "glowing green" he/she is using alliteration to create rhythm.
