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You should be asking 2 things, how can I use it in my own writing and what is the meaning and effect of this technique
<span>Depending on which excerpt of the line you are indicating, William Cullen Bryant's "Thanatopsis" is a theme between a man and the natural world. It is a poem about death. It also talks about nature. It is believed that human beings come and go. On the other hand, nature is always there - the mountains, rivers, seas, forests.</span>
In the followoing sentence,"Seasons are celebrations. A year's a Ferris wheel. Both honor our world's habit of spinning 'round a star. " In the first line of this poem the poet id using the figurative language called a metaphor because he is making a direct comparison between two things. So your answer would be B, metaphor.
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Quotes, punctuation or descriptive words depending on the situation. (idk if this will help, need more context to fully understand the question)