Read the excerpt and then answer the question that follows.

"the bird of time has but a little way
to the bird is on the wing"

which literary technique does the poet use in this excerpt?

a.) simile

b.) metaphor

c.) apostrophe

d.) assonance

Which best explains how melville uses his description of ahab in chapter 28 of moby-d ick to comment on the nature of man? through ahab, melville symbolizes how guilt can take over a man’s life. through ahab, melville symbolizes how obsession can take over a man’s life. through ahab, melville symbolizes how inaction can ruin a man’s life. through ahab, melville symbolizes how isolation can ruin a man’s life.