Read the poem stanza.
from October in Tennessee
Far, far away, beyond a hazy height,
The turquoise skies are hung in dreamy sleep:
Below, the fields of cotton, fleecy-white,
Are spreading like a mighty flock of sheep.
(from "October in Tennessee" by Walter Malone)
What is the effect of the simile in lines 3 and 4?
1. It indicates that a crop of cotton is next to a flock of sheep.
02. It compares the peacefulness of the sky to the serenity of the cotton flelds.
3. It compares the fluffy appearance of a crop of cotton to a herd of fluffy white sheep.
4. It indicates that the white color of the cotton fields matches the color of the clouds in the sky.