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Which three lines in this excerpt from Phillis Wheatley's poem "Goliath of Gath" contain examples of figurative language?

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1.Thick as the foliage of the waving wood;

2.O'er which the gleaming armour pour'd the day,

3.n the dire deeds of bleeding battle skill'd,

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Answer:

Thick as the foliage of the waving wood;

O'er which the gleaming armour pour'd the day,

n the dire deeds of bleeding battle skill'd,

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