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 statement about the poem is false?

a theme of the poem is that people are cautious around those who have hurt them.
the subject of the poem is deer and the flight risk that they pose.
“morose” and “gloomy” could be used to describe the mood of the poem.
momaday makes use of sensory imagery throughout the poem.

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