Read the following excerpt from "how do i love thee? (sonnet 43)" by elizabeth barrett browning. i love thee freely, as men strive for right. i love thee purely, as they turn from praise. i love thee with the passion put to use in my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith. i love thee with a love i seemed to lose with my lost saints. i love thee with the breath, smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if god choose, i shall but love thee better after death. which figure of speech is the author using? a. metaphor b. hyperbole c. personification d. oxymoron