Which of the following best describes the effect of the use of figurative language in the poem?
A. The speaker uses metaphors to compare his beloved to the summer, and
criticizes the summer for being harsh and fleeting.
B. The speaker personifies the sun, and makes it appear like the sun is a friendly
individual who one would want to be compared to.
C. The speaker personifies death to create conflict as he battles death for his
beloved.
D. The speaker uses high diction throughout the poem, and makes his relationship
to his beloved appear informal.