The Lighthouse
Reread lines 17-20 from the poem
Like the great giant Christopher it stands
Upon the brink of the tempestuous wave,
Wading far out among the rocks and sands,
The night o'ertaken mariner to save.
Which of the following statements about the stand
the stanza is accurate?
A.The stanza contains a metaphor, which compar
The stan
the giant Christopher to the
tempestuous waves in which he stands.
B.The stanza personifies the lighthouse as a giant
named Christopher vino watch
sailors in their ships on the high seas.
C.The stanza contains a simile, which compares the
Lichthouse to a giant and prone
comforting image of the giant wading out to sailors.
D.The stanza has no figurative language and depends only oni
words to convey its message.