“Simile”

by N. Scott Momaday


What did we say to each other

that now we are as the deer

who walk in single file

with heads high

with ears forward

with eyes watchful

with hooves always placed on firm ground

in whose limbs there is latent flight


Source: Momaday, N. Scott. “Simile.” The Language of Literature. New York: McDougal Littell, 2006. 265. Print.




Which of the following techniques does this poem use?


I. simile


II. sensory imagery


III. allusion