Question

The clouds they were grey and the autumn WINDS BLEW,
And Denise McNair brought the number to two.
The falcon of death was a creature they knew,
And the choirs kept singing of Freedom,



Which type of figurative language does the capitalized part of the stanza use?

imagery
simile
personification
metaphor

Answer 1

"The autumn winds blew" is an example of imagery--vivid, descriptive writing that engages one or more of our physical senses, in this case we picture a wind strong enough to blow the autumn leaves off the trees.