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Match each example of figurative language to its meaning.

"As glorious to this night.../As is a
winged messenger of heaven"
"the mask of night"
"Her cheek would shame those stars/
As daylight doth a lamp"
"the doors of breath"
lips
She is like an angel.
the dark
She is more beautiful than the stars.

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Step-by-step explanation:

"As glorious to this night.../As is a winged messenger of heaven" - She is very beautiful, and her beauty is comparable to that of an angel.

"the mask of night" - The darkness of the night.

"Her cheek would shame those stars/ As daylight doth a lamp" - She is so beautiful that her cheeks outshine the stars, just as the sun outshines a lamp.

"the doors of breath" - The act of breathing.

lips - The part of the face that can be used for kissing or speaking.

Matching the meanings:

"She is like an angel" - "As glorious to this night.../As is a winged messenger of heaven"

the dark - "the mask of night"

"She is more beautiful than the stars" - "Her cheek would shame those stars/As daylight doth a lamp"

The act of breathing - "the doors of breath"

lips - Lips

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