Read the excerpt below from the poem “miss rosie” by lucille clifton and answer the question that follows.

when i watch you
wrapped up like garbage
sitting, surrounded by the smell
of too old potato peels

source: clifton, lucille. “miss rosie.” good woman: poems and a memoir 1969-1980. rochester: boa editions, ltd., 1987. poets. org. web. 9 june 2011.

which of the following techniques is used in the excerpt?

i. simile

ii. personification

iii. sensory imagery

i only
i and ii
i and iii
i, ii, and iii

well so many people believe its a sin to be gay or be apart of the lgbtq+ community, but i believe you should be you. don't let people tell you you cant be someone. be who you are because you will be uncomfortable your whole life. be you!

his tongue, i believe, was bloody and hanging out of his mouth.

he looked as if he were hungry.

he has several wolf-like qualities; a gray coat, sharp claws and yellow fangs.

those eyes made me feel, dear reader, like the end was near.

as i reached for a stick, he moved to the other side of the hill.

panting and hungry, he looked at me, a defenseless human and he snarled.

well i said my prayers, however, he simply turned and limped off.