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Type of Stanza/line Text Meaning Why is it this

Figurative type of figurative


Language language?

Simile Stanza 3 Line “Talk of your This means that This is an


14 cold! through the the narrator was example of a
parka’s fold, it tremendously simile because it
stabbed like a cold that it felt is comparing a
driven nail.” similar to a nail. cold to a driven
nail using the
word 'like'.

Simile Stanza 2 Line “He was always This alludes that This is an
11 cold, but the even though example of a
land of gold Sam McGee simile because it
seemed to hold was penetrating is comparing a
him like a spell.” cold, he kept on land of gold to a
going because spell using the
he wanted to word 'like​'.
become opulent.

Personification Stanza 1 Line 5 “​The Northern This indicates This is an


Lights have that there are example of
seen queer strange sights to personification
sights.” be seen because the
throughout the Northern Lights
time men go don't have eyes
moil for gold like to see sights.
animals
suiciding
themselves and
robbery between
the men.

Personification Stanza 8 Line “Now a promise This conveys This is an


33 made is a debt that the trail has example of
unpaid, and the a strict personification
trail has its own demeanor of because trails
stern code.” rules. can't tell us what
to do.

Hyperbole Stanza 5 Line “It’s the cursed This signifies This is an


22 cold, and it’s got that the narrator example of
right hold till I’m is extremely cold hyperbole
chilled clean that he thought because your
through to the his bones were bones can't be
bone.” benumbed. cold​.

Onomatopoeia Stanza 12 Line “Then I made a This suggests This is an


49 hike, for I didn’t that the narrator example of
like to hear him could literally onomatopoeia
sizzle so.” hear Sam because the
McGee sizzling word is spelled
in the fire. the way it
sounds.

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