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English, 02.02.2021 23:20 jennemylesp19oy5

Read these lines from the second stanza from "A Poison Tree." And I sunned it with smiles
And with soft deceitful wiles.

What is the meaning of the figurative language in these lines?
A. Being in the sunshine makes the speaker's wrath worse.
B. The speaker covers up his wrath with lies and smiles.
C. Smiling makes the speaker forget his wrath.
D. The speaker's soft, deceitful wiles help to lessen his wrath.

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