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In the poetic line 'Like a thin cloud that wanders far away,' the poet uses a simile primarily to:
- 1Describe the physical movement of the ghost as it travels across the plain toward the distant murmur of the sea.
- 2Suggest that his youth was a period of darkness and storms that overshadowed the hollow of the winter sky.
- 3Illustrate the elusive, intangible, and fading nature of his youth as it disappears into the distant past.✓
- 4Compare the substantial weight of his current responsibilities to the light and airy nature of a summer cloud.
Correct answer
Illustrate the elusive, intangible, and fading nature of his youth as it disappears into the distant past.
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