Question

The early lilacs became part of this child, And grass, and white and red morning-glories, and white and red clover, and the song of the phoebe-bird, And the Third-month lambs, and the sow's pink-faint litter, and the mare's foal, and the cow's calf, And the noisy brood of the barn-yard, or by the mire of the pond-side, And the fish suspending themselves so curiously below there—and the beautiful curious liquid, And the water-plants with their graceful flat heads—all became part of him. Which line from this excerpt of "There Was a Child Went Forth" is an example of figurative language?

Answer 1

"The early lilacs became part of this child,
  And grass, and white and red morning-glories, and white and red clover, and the song of the phoebe-bird,'

Answer 2

Answer:

"The early lilacs became part of this child..."

Explanation:

Figurative language is one in which a word or phrase expresses an idea through another word or phrase, if using a certain resemblance that can be real or imaginary. Figurative language is the opposite of literal language, where words have a meaning intended to define their exact and objective meaning.

In this case, the figurative language in this excerpt is expressed in the phrase "The early lilacs became part of this child" because primitive lilacs did not really become part of the child.

In this case, figurative language was used to give more expression to the speech, to broaden the meaning of the phrase.