Read the poem below, and identify the figurative language used. Then explain how this figurative language contributes to the tone,
mood, and overall meaning of the poem.
Passage:
Fame is a fickle food1
Upon a shifting plate
Whose table once a
Guest but not
The second time is set.
Whose crumbs the crows inspect
And with ironic caw
Flap past it to the Farmer's Corn —
Men eat of it and die.2
—Emily Dickinson, "1659"
1. Fickle means erratic or constantly changing
2 answers:
Answer:
The figurative language that is being used is Smiles
Explanation:
It compares things
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