“Then you can take your place in my favorite collection, the lovely bones of a thousand children, sacrificed with Cecilia’s blessing. Your death will release me from this curse.” This Quote Reveals ?

PART A

1. D. The speaker describes the sounds, sights, and wildlife of Anguilla, showing its abundance of overwhelming beauty.

PART B

2. C. "0, glorious is this night of joyous sounds; / Too full for sleep. Aromas wild and sweet, / From muscadine, late blooming jessamine, / And roses, all the heavy air suffuse."

3. C. Drowsy

4. B. The speaker is speechless in awe of the bayou.

5. The poem used personification to describe the bayou's "face" in Anguilla as "gemmed with stars".

This description gives the impression that the bayou is a living thing having a face (the surface) that is reflecting the stars above it.

impression that the bayou is a living thing having a face (the surface) that is reflecting the stars above it. The waters were described as "half asleep" and "creep on and on their way", this personification describes the waters as peaceful and slow-moving.

Personification had the effect of giving the meaning of the poem the appearance of having a life that is at the same time calm and full of exciting beauty, as evidenced in the line "Anguilla sits Half bird-like, dreaming on her Summer nest. Amid her spreading figs and roses, still In bloom with all their Spring and Summer hues, Pomegranates hang with dapple 4 cheeks full ripe, And over all the town a dreamy haze Drops down."

Explanation:

This poem is called "A September Night" by George Marion McClellan. In it he describes a night at the bayou in Anguilla as being calm, peaceful and full of beautiful sights and sounds. He also shows joy in his people as mentioned in the line "joyous shouts/of Negro songs and mirth awake hard by/The cabin dance".

He used personification in his description of the night in the bayou, which served to give the impression of the place being a living thing.