Identifying Similes in Poetry

Very Hard Figurative Language And Literary Devices Metaphors And Similes

In the poem “The Immigrant” by Lewis D. Dlugach, the poet writes: "Her dreams flickered like fireflies at twilight, illuminating the path she would follow; they were secrets wrapped in whispers of the wind." In this excerpt, which literary device is primarily conveyed through the phrase, "flickered like fireflies at twilight"?

It illustrates a simile that compares dreams to fireflies using 'like'.

It uses a metaphor suggesting dreams are a flickering light guiding the way.

It employs personification by giving dreams the ability to flicker.

It conveys imagery that evokes a vivid scene of nighttime.

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