Question

(04.01 mc)
read the stanza from \driftwood\ by olivia ward bush - banks. answer the question that follows.
bright glows the morn, i pace the shining sands.
and watch the children, as with eager hands
they gather driftwood for the evening fire.
their merry laughter, ringing loud and clear,
resounds like sweetest music to my ear,
as swift they toil, each with the same desire.
which figurative language device is shown in the bolded words?

• metaphor
• personification
• simile
• hyperbole

Explanation:

The bolded line (implied to be "Resounds like sweetest music to my ear") uses the word "like" to directly compare the children's laughter to music, which is the defining characteristic of a simile. A metaphor makes a direct comparison without "like" or "as", personification gives human traits to non-humans, and hyperbole is extreme exaggeration, none of which match this device.

Answer:

Simile