"Being earth-brown, earth-golden from the burningbowels of the earth
On the day of Sicilian July, with Etna smoking."
a) Name the poetic device in the term burning bowels.
b) Why does the poet describe the snake with the word earth?
c) Why does the poet mention Etna?
a) Alliteration.
b) As the snake came from the bottom of the earth, its skin took the earth-brown colour of the soil. This made the poet describe the snake in terms of 'earth'.
c) Mount Etna is an active volcano on the east coast of Sicily. The reference to Etna has been made to suggest the extremely hot weather.
b) As the snake came from the bottom of the earth, its skin took the earth-brown colour of the soil. This made the poet describe the snake in terms of 'earth'.
c) Mount Etna is an active volcano on the east coast of Sicily. The reference to Etna has been made to suggest the extremely hot weather.