Which statement best explains how the poet's use of figurative language in
this excerpt conveys the tone?

The statement that best explains how the poet's use of figurative language in  this excerpt conveys the tone is "She uses personification to show that time is unable to ease a broken heart"

Explanation:

“Time does not bring relief; you all have lied” by Edna St. Vincent Millay is a poem that tells the story of a heartbroken woman who can not find peace or relief from her pain, and he makes time an important character by giving it curative and healing attributes as if its a person or a thing that you can actually see.

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