Question

Excerpt from "Birches"
by Robert Frost

But i was going to say when truth broke in
with all her matter of fact about the ice storm storm,
I should prefer to have some boy bend them.

The lines above are an example of a
A. simile
B. metaphor
C. snap shot
D. thought shot

Answer 1

 The answer is D: thought shot.  A tought shot is used to create meaning in a writing, by allowing the reader to have a perception of the character's or author's perspective, feeling or thought about a situation. It can be in the form of a question or a statement about something. In the excerpt the speaker's opinion is in the line "I should prefer to have some boy bend them".