It came on great oiled, resilient, striding legs. it towered thirty feet above half of the trees, a great evil god, folding its delicate watchmaker’s claws close to its oily reptilian chest. each lower leg was a piston, a thousand pounds of white bone, sunk in thick ropes of muscle, sheathed over in a gleam of pebbled skin like the mail of a terrible warrior. each thigh was a tone of meat, ivory, and steel mesh. and from the great breathing cage of the upper body those two delicate arms dangles out front, arms with hands which might pick up and examine men like toys, while the snake neck coiled. and the head it self, a ton of sculptured stone, lifted easily upon the sky. its mouth gaped, exposing a fence of teeth like daggers. its eyes rolled, ostrich eggs, empty of all expression save hunger. it closed its mouth in a death grin. it ran, pelvic bones crushing aside trees and bushes, its taloned feet clawing damp earth, leaving prints six inches deep wherever it settled its weight. it ran with a gliding ballet step, far too poised and balanced for its ten tons.

Resilient: To recover quickly from a difficult situation. I determined this was the meaning with the help of the words "great oiled" and "striding legs". Piston: a part of a machine which generates energy by repeat the same action over and over again.  I determined this was the meaning with the help of the words "Each lower leg". The lower legs generate energy conducting a similar motion to that of a piston. Gliding: To move graceful and quickly.  I determined this was the meaning with the help of the words "ran" and "ballet step" which when combined mean "a graceful run". Poised: A composed, graceful, or elegant manner.  I determined this was the meaning with the help of the words "far too" and "balanced for its ten tons".

imagery :

"facing the rising sun of our new day begun"

paints a vivid picture and emphasizes the meaning, purpose, and emotional weight of the piece

alliteration:

"sing a song full of the faith".

contributes to the musical quality

oxymoron:

"silent tears"

intensifies the emotional content of the poem

simile :

"loud as the rolling sea"

conveys a sense of widespread rejoicing

explanation:

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