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AP English Literature and Composition Flashcards: Function Of Simile Poetry

Study Function Of Simile Poetry in AP English Literature and Composition with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

Which function best fits a simile that repeats a similar comparison across a poem?

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ANSWER

Reinforces a motif that supports the poem's central meaning. Repeated imagery patterns unify and deepen thematic significance.

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Read the following original poem excerpt: The first night in the new apartment, I learned the pipes' impatience, the radiator's hiss. Your side of the closet stayed politely empty. I set one plate on the table, then another, as if company might arrive. Silence gathered, like dust under a bed, in corners I kept forgetting to look at. What is the function of the simile like dust under a bed in the excerpt?
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