Read the following poem and answer the question that follows.

"I Like to See It Lap the Miles" by Emily Dickinson

I like to see it lap the miles,
And lick the valleys up,
And stop to feed itself at tanks;
And then, prodigious, step

Around a pile of mountains,
And, supercilious, peer
In shanties by the sides of roads;
And then a quarry pare

To fit its sides, and crawl between,
Complaining all the while
In horrid, hooting stanza;
Then chase itself down hill

And neigh like Boanerges;
Then, punctual as a star,
Stop—docile and omnipotent—
At its own stable door.

This poem describes a train as if it were a horse. Examine the imagery of the line in bold. What does it describe?

A.) A train stopping to let get fuel and passengers
B.) A train showing up late to its home station
C.) A train breaking down in the middle of the track
D.) A train stopping to let passengers enjoy the view

Emily Dickinson's poem "I Like To See It Lap the Miles" is a poem about a train, or as was referred to in the past "an iron horse". The short poem compares the train to a horse running to its destination.

The poet compares the train to a horse, "lap[ping] the miles".

It describes the movement of the train towards its destination.

The bolded line "stop to feed itself at tanks" refers to the act of the train refueling itself.

The use of the word "feed" is metaphorical for the act of "consuming" or "eating" to regain one's strength. In the case of the train, it means getting fuel and passengers.

A metaphor is the use of comparison of two things through the use of things or images similar to one another. And the bolded line described the train stopping to get fuel and passengers. Thus, the correct answer is option A.

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