English, 31.08.2019 12:30 orozcoalbeert

What is the effect of figures of speech in these lines from a novel?
the road ran about like a wild thing, avoiding the deep draws, crossing them where they were wide and shallow. and all along it, wherever it looped or ran, the sunflowers grew; some of them were as big as little trees, with great rough leaves and many branches which bore dozens of blossoms. they made a gold ribbon across the prairie.
(from my antonia by willa cather)personification, simile, and metaphor emphasize the narrator's feelings.
personification and metaphor emphasize the animated quality of the landscape.
metaphor and simile emphasize realism.
personification emphasizes the constancy of nature.

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What is the effect of figures of speech in these lines from a novel?
the road ran about like a...