American Academy of Achievement: N. Scott Momaday
Read the interview at this site to learn more about Momaday and how his Native American background influences his literary work. Imagine you are the interviewer and write five more questions to ask Momaday. Record them in the Web Links Activity Log.

Western Michigan University: Basics of metaphor and simile
In Momaday’s poem, the speaker uses a simile to compare people to deer. The speaker in Millay’s poem expresses her feelings using a metaphor. Examine the difference between a simile and a metaphor by studying the definitions and examples at this site. Then, go to the page of samples to see if you can identify which of the excerpts are similes and which are metaphors.