What is the relationship between the federal government and state governments?

A
All state governments are structured exactly the same as the federal government.
B
State governments are in place to enforce the federal government's authority in each state.
C
State governments have power over specific issues that the federal government does not.
D
All state governments have three branches, but they do not function the same as the federal government.

the Relationship between Federal and State Government. In the United States, the government operates under a principle called federalism. Two separate governments, federal and state, regulate citizens. The federal government has limited power over all fifty states

what figures of speech are used in these lines from shakespeare's sonnet 29? "haply i think on thee and then my state,/ like to the lark at break of day arising/ from sullen earth, sings hymns

what figures of speech are used in these lines from shakespeare's sonnet 29? "haply i think on thee and then my state,/ like to the lark at break of day arising/ from sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven's gate."

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the speaker is distressed about his fate, but when he thinks of his love, his condition improves.

the condition improving is then compared in a simile:

his mood improves and gets better "like to the lark at break of day " like a lark rising into the skies. the simile is comparing his mood to a lark soaring.

there's also examples of personification, sullen is an adjective that describes a human characteristic. once the poet establishes the simile, he extends the speaker's "mood" sings.  

hyperbole is exemplified by the idea of his mood improving enough to reach heaven's gate.

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