Since I became an adult, I became more mature.
Answer:
refining the term.
Explanation:
In the 17th chapter of "Of the Wisdom of the Ancients", Bacon discusses love, it's reason for being and where it comes from. You can understand the theme when you read the name of the chapter: "Cupid or Atom". Francis Bacon is actually refining the definition of love considering the things that he knows based on the most recent discoveries of his time.
1) personification
2) metaphor
3) hyperbole
As soon as you're in the sky, that's outer space.
However, the atmosphere is only 40 or so miles thick.
