You—you— Your shadow is sunlight on a plate of silver; Your footsteps, the seeding-place of lilies; Your hands moving, a chime of bells across a windless air. The movement of your hands is the long, golden running of light from a rising sun; It is the hopping of birds upon a garden-path.

The figurative language used in the above stanzas is METAPHOR.

Metaphor is a comparison of two objects that are unrelated but have similarities. These similarities are used for more rhetorical effect and to catch audience's attention.

Shadow is compared to sunlight on a plate of silver.

Footsteps is compared to seeding-place of lilies

Moving hands is compared to chime of bells.

Movement of hands is compared to light of a rising sun and hopping of birds

This poem uses the metaphor, "your shadow is sunlight on a plate of silver." This conveys a feeling of admiration and importance. Another metaphor is used, comparing moving hands to a chime of bells. This helps convey a feeling of beauty. Lastly, "your footsteps, the seeding-place of lilies," is a metaphor. This line also brings a feeling of admiration of beauty. This poem and its figurative language brings forth a feeling of complete admiration for another, stressing their importance and beauty.

Explanation:

I know the only figurative language I described was a metaphor, but I provided multiple examples. Hope this helps :) good luck

the penalty for defying creon's decree is death, as can be seen in the tragedy. if you do obey him however, all is forgiven

the correct answer is c. analytical reasoning. it is when you analyze the situation to form conclusions.