He wore the rings and pins and badges of different fraternal orders to which he belonged; even his cuff buttons were engraved with hieroglyphics, and he was more inscribed than an egyptian obelisk.1 which statement describes the author's use of figurative language in the sentence? the author uses personification to make the cuff buttons seem lifelike. the author uses a metaphor to explain the reason for the conductor's jewelry. the author uses hyperbole to make comparisons to an egyptian statue. the author uses a simile to express the darkness of the inscriptions on the uniform.

Read the lines from "there was a child went forth" and answer the question. and the apple-trees cover'd with blossoms, and the fruit afterward, and wood-berries, and the commonest weeds by the road; and the old drunkard staggering home from the out-house of the tavern, whence he had lately risen, and the school-mistress that pass'd on her way to the school, and the friendly boys that pass'd—and the quarrelsome boys, and the tidy and fresh-cheek'd girls—and the barefoot negro boy and girl, and all the changes of city and country, wherever he went. which poetic device is exemplified in this stanza? select all that apply. allegory anaphora imagery metaphor