Which lines in this excerpt from phillis wheatley's poem \"goliath of gath\" contain examples of figurative language? a) the hosts on two opposing mountains stood,

b) thick as the foliage of the waving wood

c) between them an extensive valley lay

d) o'er which the gleaming armour pour'd the day,

e) in the dire deeds of bleeding battle skill'd,

*can choose more than one answer*

B) Thick as the foliage of the waving wood , D) O'er which the gleaming armour pour'd the day, and E) In the dire deeds of bleeding battle skill'd.

Explanation: figurative language is the use of words or expressions to convey a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. It can be expressed through metaphors, similes, personifications, allusions, etc. In the given excerpt from Phillis Wheatley's poem "Goliath of Gath" the lines that contain examples of figurative language are "thick as the foliage of the waving wood" that contains a simile, "O'er which the gleaming armour pour'd the day," and "In the dire deeds of bleeding battle skill'd" that contain metaphors.

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what is the meaning of the word superfluous in this sentence?

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malvolio only loves olivia because he thinks if they get married to olivia he will have a noble title, people to serve him, and fine clothes to wear. also he thinks if they get married he will have many expensive things, and he thinks he will be able to order toby around. malvolio only wants to be noble and boss people around he dose not really love olivia. but viola love for duke orsino is real she really loves orsino.

i think he will fail because he tried to get her to love him and she said oh, you are sick of self-love, malvolio. there is no slander in an allowed fool. so i think she knows what malvolio is trying to do. she knows that he only wants to marry her because he wants to be noble and boss people around so that it why i think she said oh, you are sick of self-love, malvolio. there is no slander in an allowed fool because she new he was selfish.