Question

Which poetic device is being
utilized in the following
excerpt from Whitman's
poem?
"For you the flag is flung--for
you the bugle trills"

A. simile

B. personification

C. end rhyme

D. reverse order

Answer 1

Answer: A

Explanation:a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid