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Let seed be grass, and grass turn into hay: I’m martyr to a motion not my own; What’s freedom for? To know eternity. I swear she cast a shadow white as stone. But who would count eternity in days? These old bones live to learn her wanton ways: (I measure time by how a body sways). Source: Roethke, Theodore. “I Knew a Woman.” The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke. New York: Random House Inc., 1961. Poetry Foundation. Web. 9 June 2011. Which excerpt is a simile that indicates a thoughtful mood? “Let seed be grass, and grass turn into hay:” “(I measure time by how a body sways).” “These old bones live to learn her wanton ways:” “I swear she cast a shadow white as stone

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The answer is "I swear she cast a shadow as white as stone. I say that because a simile is something that uses like or as.
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Answer: D) “I swear she cast a shadow white as stone."

Explanation: A simile is a figure of speech that consists in making a comparison between elements that aren't obviously related, this comparison is made using the words "like" and "as." From the given options, the sentence that represents a simile that indicates a thoughtful mood, is the corresponding to option D, because it is comparing the color of a shadow to that of a stone using the word "as."