"A Chilly Night" Figurative Language Assignment

What type of figurative language is used in Lines 7-8?

"Till the ghosts were warmer to me/ Than my friends that had grown cold."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

What is the meaning of Lines 7-8?

"Till the ghosts were warmer to me/ Than my friends that had grown cold."

• The speaker prefers the company of new friends over old ones.

• The speaker feels closer to the dead than to friends who have become distant.

• The speaker fears losing their friends to death.

• The speaker is scared of the ghosts who now haunt them.

What type of figurative language is used in Lines 11-12?

"They stood in the blank moonlight./But no shadow lay on the ground."

• Allusion

• Metaphor

• Oxymoron

• Imagery

What is the meaning of Lines 11-12?

"They stood in the blank moonlight./But no shadow lay on the ground."

• The figures are mysterious and exist outside the natural world, casting no shadow.

• The moonlight is too dim to create any shadows.

• The speaker is unable to see their friends clearly in the darkness.

• The figures are standing in an open field where shadows cannot form.

What type of figurative language is used in Lines 23-24?

"My Mother raised her eyes, / They were blank and could not see."

• Personification
• Alliteration
• Imagery

• Idiom

What is the meaning of Lines 23-24?

"My Mother raised her eyes, / They were blank and could not see."

• The mother is asleep and unaware of the speaker’s presence.

• The mother is physically blind and unable to see her surroundings.

• The mother is emotionally distant and unresponsive to the speaker.

• The mother, being a ghost or memory, lacks the ability to see the speaker in the present.

What figurative language is used in Lines 29-30?

"While my flesh crept on my bones/ And every hair was stirred."

• Metaphor and simile
• Alliteration and hyperbole
• Oxymoron and symbolism
• Personification and imagery

What is the meaning of Lines 29-30?

"While my flesh crept on my bones/ And every hair was stirred."

• The speaker experiences intense fear or dread, causing a physical reaction.

• The speaker is angry, causing their body to tense up.

• The speaker feels a sense of excitement and thrill.

• The speaker feels cold and shivers as a result.

What kind of figurative language is used in Lines 41 and 45?

"From midnight to the cockcrow/From midnight to the cockcrow"

• Simile
• Personification
• Repetition

• Alliteration

What is the meaning of Lines 41 and 45?

"From midnight to the cockcrow/From midnight to the cockcrow"

• The speaker is waiting for morning to feel safe again.

• The phrase suggests a supernatural time, often associated with spirits.

• The speaker feels a timeless connection to their surroundings.

• The events occur over several hours, emphasizing the length of the night.