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In the poem below what are some figurative speech in it and the theme

It hurts but I find myself
pretending to be fine
“I’m okay” has become my favorite lie
and my smile is usually a mask
that hides the truth in what I feel
I’ll say nothing and let
my silence speak
the gift and curse of the broken
being able to hide behind lies
of happiness
the gift of being strong in a moment
of weakness

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Lines 4, 7, 8, and 9 are all examples of figurative language in the poem. Realistic themes for this poem: lies, depression, pain, hurt. A life lesson for this poem could be that it is not always good to hide our feelings because they may overcome us one day.

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