when I watch you

wrapped up like garbage

sitting, surrounded by the smell

of too old potato peels


Source: Clifton, Lucille. “miss rosie.” Good Woman: Poems and a Memoir 1969-1980. Rochester: BOA Editions, Ltd., 1987. Poets.org. Web. 9 June 2011.




Which of the following techniques is used in the excerpt?


I. simile


II. personification


III. sensory imagery


I only

I and II

I and III

I, II, and III

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Verified Answer :

The answer to this question is that the techniques used in the excerpt
are 1, simile (wrapped up like garbage) and 3, sensory imagery (the
smell of too old potato peels). The combination of the two here makes
for very powerful writing.

Answer:

The answer to this question is that the techniques used in the excerpt are 1, simile (wrapped up like garbage) and 3, sensory imagery (the smell of too old potato peels). The combination of the two here makes for very powerful writing.

Explanation: